A tool to identify violent patients in medical and surgical wards was introduced in the Nov. 2011 issue of the Journal of Advanced Nursing. American researchers at Point Loma Nazarene University and ...
August 12, 2025 - The healthcare industry has long been plagued by violence against health workers and patients. The problem is perhaps most prevalent in hospital settings with heavy patient volumes ...
Nearly 300,000 violent and sexual assaults recorded by NHS trusts in England over three years, Guardian analysis shows ...
The worsening violence in health care settings is presenting providers with a vexing dilemma: How to maintain safety and security for staff and patients without creating unwelcoming, closed ...
As violence against healthcare workers surges, from verbal assaults to physical attacks, hospitals are confronting a grim reality, prevention isn't enough. Leaders must respond with urgency, ...
The Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is warning hospitals that they must protect their employees and patients from violence that is increasingly ...
About 88 percent of working medical professionals have had a violent interaction with a patient in the last year, according to a recent survey from Medscape of 247 employed medical workers, including ...
I've talked at length about the stress and risk of burnout from working in healthcare during the pandemic. One major issue in healthcare that I feel doesn't get enough attention is the persistent ...
An investigation into violence and sexual harm committed by patients shows how widespread and varied the issue is ...
A pair of new healthcare workforce surveys outline widespread reports of discrimination, racism and workplace violence perpetuated by patients and coworkers alike. Among the findings were ...