Assaultive Behavior and Workplace Violence

Contact Hours:  

2 Contact Hours 

Author:  

Celeste Barefield (MSN, APRN, FNP-BC)

This peer-reviewed course is applicable for the following professions:

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN), Athletic Trainer (AT/AL), Certified Nurse Midwife, Certified Nurse Practitioner, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA), Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS), Dietetic Technicians, Registered (DTR), Dietitian/Nutritionist (RDN), Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVN), Medical Assistant (MA), Midwife (MW), Nursing Student, Occupational Therapist (OT), Occupational Therapist Assistant (OTA), Physical Therapist (PT), Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA), Registered Nurse (RN), Registered Nurse Practitioner, Respiratory Care Practitioner, Respiratory Therapist (RT)

 Accreditations:   

The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), The American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), Board of Certification for Athletic Trainers (BOC)

State Approvals:

Alabama, Provider #ABNP1485; California BRN Provider #CEP # 13509; Florida Physical Therapy Association Approval: CE26-1204500; Kentucky Board of Nursing Provider #7-0085; Florida Board of Nursing Provider 50-353; New York State Education Department’s State Board for Physical Therapy

 Course Description: 

This course discusses the extent and types of workplace violence in the healthcare industry, with evidence-based methods of prevention and/or reduction of incidents in the future. Up-to-date information and resources are also provided to decrease lasting psychological damage to the healthcare workers involved and bystanders who witness the event. Training methods and risk assessment tools for identifying people who may perpetrate assaultive behaviors are also included. Several case studies are given to deepen understanding and trigger associations with the materials.

Outcomes:  

≥ 92% of participants will know the extent and types of workplace violence in healthcare with methods of preventing and mitigating future events.

Objectives:  

After completing this continuing education course, the participant will be able to: 

1. Classify assaultive behaviors, including peer-to-peer incivility.
2. Assess assault risk assessment tools.
3. Illustrate how to mitigate agitation.
4. Explain coping strategies and emotional safety.
5. Relate harm reduction strategies in the workplace.
6. Outline ways to utilize clinical judgment in violent situations.

*This material does not cover physical or chemical restraint guidelines.

Disclosures:  

CEUFast Inc. and the course planning team for this educational activity do not have any relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.