We, the students Belmont University, who are concerned for the safety of nurses around the country, petition Tennessee to implement violence prevention training programs for all healthcare facilities to decrease the amount of physical assault to nurses.
According to a study done in the Journal of Emergency Nursing done in 2014, about 80% of nurses report being attacked on the job just within the past year, and this number is only increasing. In 2015, the Bureau of Labor Statistics states that attacks on health-care workers accounted for 70% of all nonfatal workplace assaults causing days away from work. Only 8 states, not including Tennessee, have laws that require violence prevention training programs to all health-care employers. These programs will not only educate nurses on what to do in situations where they are in danger of physical assault, but it would also decrease this astonishing amount of physical assaults towards nurses.
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November 17, 2016
I have been reading the stories some of you shared about your experiences on the floor and they are heartbreaking. My sister comes home with bruises she tries to hide because she thinks it is just part of the job. We are working behind the scenes to get these testimonies in front of the people who have the power to finally mandate this training.
November 17, 2016
Seeing this momentum grow reminds me of the countless late shifts my mother spent worrying about her own safety. It is truly heartening to see so many people acknowledge that nurses deserve a workplace free from the fear of physical harm.
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NURSES GET HIT WAY TOO MUCH. FIX THIS NOW.
my daughter is starting nursing school in the fall and this terrifies me. they need to be safe at work no questions asked.
I support this programs it isn't fair that women should be treated like this. Most females are defenseless and if a male attacks them this makes the male seem like he is no man at all. This program should teach the females how to defend themselves.
If my precious girl is going to be a nurse, she needs to have the skills to protect herself! Let's do this!
These statistics are too astonishing to not do anything about this! We must decrease the amount of physical assaults towards nurses. These incidents can cause permanent physical and emotional damage.
some of my tenants are nurses, save the nurses
Yay Hannah!
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We, the students Belmont University, who are concerned for the safety of nurses around the country, petition Tennessee to implement violence prevention training programs for all healthcare facilities to decrease the amount of physical assault to nurses.
According to a study done in the Journal of Emergency Nursing done in 2014, about 80% of nurses report being attacked on the job just within the past year, and this number is only increasing. In 2015, the Bureau of Labor Statistics states that attacks on health-care workers accounted for 70% of all nonfatal workplace assaults causing days away from work. Only 8 states, not including Tennessee, have laws that require violence prevention training programs to all health-care employers. These programs will not only educate nurses on what to do in situations where they are in danger of physical assault, but it would also decrease this astonishing amount of physical assaults towards nurses.
Updates
November 17, 2016
I have been reading the stories some of you shared about your experiences on the floor and they are heartbreaking. My sister comes home with bruises she tries to hide because she thinks it is just part of the job. We are working behind the scenes to get these testimonies in front of the people who have the power to finally mandate this training.
November 17, 2016
Seeing this momentum grow reminds me of the countless late shifts my mother spent worrying about her own safety. It is truly heartening to see so many people acknowledge that nurses deserve a workplace free from the fear of physical harm.
8 Comments
Working in the ER is dangerous enough without people attacking the staff. Training is the bare minimum we can do for these heroes.
NURSES GET HIT WAY TOO MUCH. FIX THIS NOW.
my daughter is starting nursing school in the fall and this terrifies me. they need to be safe at work no questions asked.
I support this programs it isn't fair that women should be treated like this. Most females are defenseless and if a male attacks them this makes the male seem like he is no man at all. This program should teach the females how to defend themselves.
If my precious girl is going to be a nurse, she needs to have the skills to protect herself! Let's do this!
These statistics are too astonishing to not do anything about this! We must decrease the amount of physical assaults towards nurses. These incidents can cause permanent physical and emotional damage.
some of my tenants are nurses, save the nurses
Yay Hannah!
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Working in the ER is dangerous enough without people attacking the staff. Training is the bare minimum we can do for these heroes.