Writing Homework Help

Workplace violence against nurses is a major challenge for healthcare leaders. Common types of violence such as physical harm, sexual abuse, aggression, mobbing and bullying can occur from patients, family and co-workers.

For this discussion, you will use information from your assigned readings, the self-paced tutorial and the literature to discuss the following in a discussion board post.

• What impact does workplace violence have on nurses, other clinical staff and the organization as a whole? Be specific and provide rationale
• How is workplace violence addressed in your hospital, i.e. policies, protocols, training. Be specific. Is it sufficient? What else could be done?
• What are the legal and ethical implications for the nurse leader if workplace violence occurs on their unit(s)?

References:

• Initial Post: Minimum of two (2) total references: one (1) from required course materials and one (1) from peer-reviewed references.