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Grabs are dangerous! Whether the attacker is naked or otherwise
The real danger is not knowing what will happen after you are grabbed. Healthcare environments personal, private, and confined spaces, so being grabbed is a common danger all healthcare professionals face. Click here to read an example: ER nurse at The Villages hospital attacked by naked man
The Eye-Rolling Patient: What to do
Hospital Stays: How to reduce stress and increase patient satisfaction
A hospital is meant to be a place for healing but there is a wide range of issues that can get in the way of healing. These roadblocks can lead to longer patient stays, lower patient satisfaction, and even an increased incidence of death.
A Rope Breaks at its Thinnest Part
Healthcare Workplace Violence: Joint Commission, OSHA aligned training
Recommendations For An Effective WPV Safety and Health Training Program That Is In Alignment With Joint Commission and OSHA Guidelines
Workplace violence (WPV) in healthcare is well documented. Out of all workplace assaults in the United States, fully 75% of them occur in healthcare and social service settings (OSHA — (Occupational Safety and Health Administration).
I can’t believe you bit my ear off!
Treading Water: The American Legacy of Treatment by Incarceration
The challenges of providing care and even for the basic human needs of mentally ill and cognitively disabled people are nothing new. Nor are the many well-meaning attempts to address this difficult and multifaceted problem. Still, in the present age of staggering advances in technology, medicine, physics, and a renewed exploration of space, we are struggling for answers about how best to manage...
How To Best Train Contact Professionals (Part One)
Contact professionals spend the vast majority of their time directly interacting with the general public or their organization’s customers or clients.
Respond as a Team or React Like a Mob: The importance of training
Everyday, hospital emergency departments (ED) receive patients and visitors experiencing extreme levels of emotional and/or physical trauma, whether it’s at a level one trauma center in Chicago or at a small critical access hospital (CAH) with less than 25 beds in the middle of America’s corn belt.