The following Maine Violence in the Workplace for Healthcare Employees course is designed to educate healthcare providers on how to protect themselves and others from violence that occurs in the workplace. Workplace violence is defined as any act or threat of physical violence, harassment, intimidation, or other potentially disruptive behavior that occurs on the job site. Threats and verbal abuse can lead to physical assaults and even homicide. It can also have an impact on employees, clients, customers, and visitors.
What you will learn:
- Introduction to violence in the workplace
- What is workplace violence?
- Rates and Statistics
- Prevention and intervention
- Risk factors and warning signs
- Violence prevention program
- Interventions
- Emergency protocol
- Emergency action plan
- Evacuation procedures
- Maine state-specific requirements
- Program requirements
Details
Course length: 1 hour. CME: 1
Languages: American English
Key features: Audio narration, learning activity, and post-assessment.
American Medical Compliance is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education to physicians. Our Continuing Medical Education (CME) program is committed to enhancing the knowledge, skills, and professional performance of healthcare providers to improve patient care outcomes. Through high-quality educational activities, we aim to address the identified educational gaps and to support the continuous professional development of our medical community. American Medical Compliance designates this activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Physicians should only claim this credit for their complete participation in this activity.
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Who is at Risk for Workplace Violence?
Anyone working at a hospital can be a victim of violence. However, nurses and aides who have the most direct contact with patients are especially vulnerable. Additionally, providing your staff with the resources and information to keep themselves safe will help reduce the risk of workplace violence in your medical facility. Some higher-risk settings include psychiatric units, emergency rooms, geriatric units, and behavioral health units to name a few. These acts of violence can also come in four potential variations. These include violence by strangers with criminal intent, violence by patients, violence by coworkers, or violence by personal relations. Although your staff may feel safe within the workplace, it is important to educate healthcare providers on how to stay safe from any potential instances of workplace violence.
Requirements Specific to Maine
Additionally, in the state of Maine, some direct service program requirements include but are not limited to:
- Establishing a system for centrally recording all incidents of workplace violence and threats of workplace violence against direct service workers.
- Prepare a written workplace violence prevention and crisis response plan that includes measures to respond to an incident of workplace violence against a direct service worker.
- Provide each direct service worker with a copy of the workplace violence prevention and crisis response plan.
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