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776 Preventing Workplace Violence in Healthcare
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Introduction

Today more than 5 million U.S. hospital workers from many occupations perform a wide variety of duties. They are exposed to many safety and health hazards, including violence. Recent data indicate that hospital workers are at high risk for experiencing violence in the workplace.

The purpose of this course is to increase worker and employer awareness of the risk factors for violence in hospitals and to provide strategies for reducing exposure to these factors.

Course Objectives

At the end of this course, you should be able to:
ID Objective
TO 1.0 Achieve a minimum score of 70% on the final course assessment.
LO 1.1.1 Define "workplace violence," and describe the types of workplace violence with examples.
LO 1.2.1 Describe Violence Prevention Program (VPP) components and basic guidelines.
LO 1.3.1 Identify the primary areas of focus when conducting a VPP worksite analysis.
LO 1.4.1 Describe hazard control strategies and violence prevention guidelines for healthcare facilities.
LO 1.5.1 Identify the requirements for effectively instructing and training employees on the requirements in the Violence Prevention Program (VPP).
LO 1.6.1 Describe VPP program recordkeeping and evaluation of VPP program elements.

Key: Terminal Objective (TO), Learning Objective (LO)