Workplace Violence and Corporate Policy for Health Care Settings.

VIOLENCE in the workplace; WORK environment; MEDICAL care; EMPLOYEES; OFFENSES against the person; EMPLOYERS

This article focuses on the workplace violence and corporate policy for health care settings. The overarching reality in the health care workplace is that many employers now find themselves dealing with workplace violence, including assault; property damage; racially, ethnically, or religiously motivated violence; sexual assault; employee suicide or homicide. Regardless of a health care agency's size or mission, when unexpectedly confronted with workplace violence, staff members are typically overwhelmed with shock, followed by multiple questions surrounding how the event could have occurred in the safety of the workplace.