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Read Tony Jace’s latest entry in the CPI Executive Blog, “Workplace Violence Isn’t Part of the Job for Emergency Room Nurses,” about a report released by the Emergency Nurses Association on emergency room violence.
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According to a recent investigative series by a Seattle radio station, health care positions, including nurses’ aides, are the most violent in Washington, more dangerous than steel tower worker, police officer, or security guard jobs.
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Nurse Theresa Brown talks about her emotional struggle to care for her own well-being and for those of her patients in an entry published in The New York Times Well Blog.
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The Joint Commission released some guidance (which went into effect in January 2009) that is meant to prevent disruptive behaviors, such as psychological harassment, in the workplace. This article postulates that perhaps bullying is more widespread than the nursing industry would like to admit; the good news, though, is that many nurses – like the author – feel that it’s unfair, unnecessary, and a hindrance to patient care.
Read more: Well: When the Nurse Is a Bully…
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More than half of US emergency room nurses report being physically assaulted on the job, including being hit, pushed, and kicked, according to a study released this past summer by the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA). The study also reported that 25 percent of ER nurses have experienced violence more than 20 times in the past three years, while 20 percent have experienced verbal abuse more than 200 times during the same period.
Read more: ENA Reports ER Nurses Experience Verbal Abuse and Violence…
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