The following Kentucky Violence in the Workplace for Healthcare Employees course is designed to educate healthcare providers (HCP) 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 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
- Kentucky state-specific requirements
- Workplace safety assessments
- Internal reporting system
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?
Although anyone working at a hospital can be a victim of violence, 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, violent 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.
Kentucky State-Specific Requirements
By January 1, 2024, and at least yearly thereafter, each health facility must give violence prevention training to all healthcare staff, volunteers, and contracted security personnel in the state of Kentucky. The training must be completed within 90 days of the health care worker’s first date of hire unless he or she is deemed a temporary employee, in which case the training must take place before the health care professional begins performing his or her obligations as an employee.
In addition, the state of Kentucky requires that medical facilities must create and implement a workplace safety assessment to detect the risk of violence against healthcare employees. Health facilities must develop a workplace safety plan to address the risks identified during the workplace safety evaluation. Each healthcare organization must prepare a workplace safety plan that includes appropriate representation of all types of healthcare professionals working on the premises.
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