Ending Silence: Addressing Lateral Violence with Better Communication
While healthcare organizations increasingly recognize and address patient and visitor aggression, a more insidious form of workplace violence often remains ...
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Building Safe And Respectful Workplaces
Post-incident Recovery: The Forgotten Skill — Podcast
“Post-Incident Recovery: The Forgotten Skill” — Episode 27 Co-host: Marcus—former healthcare security director Co-host: Natalie—nurse practitioner and clinical ...
The Power of the Universal Greeting — Podcast
“The Power of the Universal Greeting” — Episode 26 Co-host: Marcus—former healthcare security director Co-host: Natalie—nurse practitioner and clinical team ...
Context: Setting the Stage for Improved Patient Interactions — Podcast
“Context: Setting the Stage for Improved Patient Interactions” — Episode 25 Co-host: Marcus—former healthcare security director Co-host: Natalie—nurse ...
From Policy to Practice: Embedding Respect into Hospital Culture
Healthcare organizations universally include respect and dignity in their core values. Walk through any hospital lobby, and you'll likely see these words ...
Training to Show Respect: When Dignity Comes First, Safety Follows — Podcast
“Staying Safe Starts with Your Voice” — Episode 24 Co-host: Marcus—former healthcare security director Co-host: Natalie—nurse practitioner and clinical team ...
Safety is a Leadership Metric: Are You Measuring What Matters?
Healthcare leaders track countless metrics – patient satisfaction scores, length of stay, readmission rates, and financial indicators. Yet one of the most ...
Respect is PPE for the Mind
In healthcare environments, personal protective equipment (PPE) is non-negotiable. No responsible clinician would examine a patient with a highly contagious ...
The Silent Safety Risk: Lateral Violence Among Staff
When healthcare organizations assess workplace safety risks, their focus typically lands on patient-to-staff violence, environmental hazards, or procedural ...
The Mental Health Cost of Lateral Violence—What Leaders Must Do About It
While discussions of healthcare workplace violence often focus on patient and visitor aggression, a more insidious form of violence silently damages ...