The following resources are being provided to all healthcare organizations intent on reducing workplace violence.
Health care professionals dedicate their lives to healing others, yet are among the most at risk for workplace violence. In this Leadership Dialogue conversation, Tina Freese Decker, president and CEO of Corewell Health and 2025 AHA board chair, sits down with Claire Zangerle, DNP, R.N., CEO of the American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL) and senior vice president and chief nurse executive of the American Hospital Association, to discuss the now necessary security measures for hospitals and health systems, workplace violence prevention strategies, and the urgent need to advocate for health care worker protections.
Workplace violence is any act or threat of physical violence, harassment, intimidation, or other threatening behavior that occurs at the work site. View OSHA recommendations for prevention, training, and enforcement.
Workplace violence can impact healthcare workers, clients, and patients. Access OSHA studies, news, and resources specific to the healthcare field.
This free, interactive course is designed to help healthcare workers better understand the scope and nature of violence in the workplace. Upon successful completion of the course, healthcare professionals can earn continuing education units.
Lawrence Technological University
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