Workplace Safety: A multidisciplinary approach
We began by asking frontline nursing staff about their experiences and workflow. In unit-based meetings, we asked about workplace violence events, including name calling,…
Workplace Violence/Abuse
Workplace violence: From risk to response
Workplace violence in healthcare affects nurse well-being, patient safety, staff retention, and organizational performance. It also has broad negative effects on morale, healthcare safety,…
Keeping nurses safe
When you think of safety in the workplace, what comes to mind? Protection? Security? Well-being? All nurses and healthcare professionals deserve to feel safe…
Ending microaggressions
Guidance for recognition and response to subtle yet damaging harms. Microaggressions in nursing and patient care remain under-identified and under-addressed yet have ethical significance…
From outrage to action
This column could be filled many times over with stories of nurses who’ve experienced workplace violence, but I’d like to highlight these four: Doug…
Avoid restraints: De-escalation and acute agitation
In addition to the significant time and resources required to manage a patient experiencing agitation, these stressful situations can contribute to burnout among healthcare…
2024 nursing trends and salary survey
The results of the 2024 nursing trends and salary survey are in. We asked clinical nurses and nurse managers to provide us with feedback…
Simulation: Preparing for workplace violence
Workplace violence (WPV) in healthcare remains a serious concern, and most healthcare workers will experience violence committed by patients. The National Institute for Occupational…
Responding to workplace violence
In my work as an emergency department (ED) nurse, my colleagues and I routinely experience physical assaults from patients. At this point we question…
Nurse safety in the era of open notes
Patients now have access to clinical notes that show the full names of staff members involved in their care. Considering the level of violence…
Healthcare’s role in reducing gun violence
The 1980s and 1990s were full of neon bracelets, side ponytails, and kids playing in the streets until dark. Parents held babies on their…
Early Release: Nurses and firearm safety
Firearm deaths and injuries—whether accidental, deliberate, or in the midst of a mental health crisis—continue to rise. The most recent shooting events prompted American…
Workplace Safety: A multidisciplinary approach
We began by asking frontline nursing staff about their experiences and workflow. In unit-based meetings, we asked about workplace violence events, including…
Workplace violence: From risk to response
Workplace violence in healthcare affects nurse well-being, patient safety, staff retention, and organizational performance. It also has broad negative effects on morale,…
Keeping nurses safe
When you think of safety in the workplace, what comes to mind? Protection? Security? Well-being? All nurses and healthcare professionals deserve to…
Ending microaggressions
Guidance for recognition and response to subtle yet damaging harms. Microaggressions in nursing and patient care remain under-identified and under-addressed yet have…
From outrage to action
This column could be filled many times over with stories of nurses who’ve experienced workplace violence, but I’d like to highlight these…
Avoid restraints: De-escalation and acute agitation
In addition to the significant time and resources required to manage a patient experiencing agitation, these stressful situations can contribute to burnout…
2024 nursing trends and salary survey
The results of the 2024 nursing trends and salary survey are in. We asked clinical nurses and nurse managers to provide us…
Simulation: Preparing for workplace violence
Workplace violence (WPV) in healthcare remains a serious concern, and most healthcare workers will experience violence committed by patients. The National Institute…
Responding to workplace violence
In my work as an emergency department (ED) nurse, my colleagues and I routinely experience physical assaults from patients. At this point…
Nurse safety in the era of open notes
Patients now have access to clinical notes that show the full names of staff members involved in their care. Considering the level…
Healthcare’s role in reducing gun violence
The 1980s and 1990s were full of neon bracelets, side ponytails, and kids playing in the streets until dark. Parents held babies…
Early Release: Nurses and firearm safety
Firearm deaths and injuries—whether accidental, deliberate, or in the midst of a mental health crisis—continue to rise. The most recent shooting events…