Protect Yourselves, Protect Your Patients

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[This is an excerpt.] Nurses are at high risk for assaults and violence in the workplace due to their close proximity to patients. According to a Press Ganey Survey Report (2021), 2 nurses per hour are assaulted in the acute care setting. [To read more, click View Resource.]

This resource is found in our Actionable Strategies for Health Organizations: Ensuring Physical & Mental Health (Workplace Violence Prevention).

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Workplace Change Collaborative‍

Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity
2175 K St NW, Washington, D.C., 20037

workplacechange@gwu.edu

The Workplace Change Collaborative is a partnership between the Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, Moral Injury of Healthcare, and AFT Healthcare.

This program is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $5,940,548 with zero percentage financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.

Protect Yourselves, Protect Your Patients

Protect Yourselves, Protect Your Patients

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