Feb 15, 2017 06:23 AM
https://www.incrowdnow.com/2017/02/over-...ifference/
EXCERPT: In early January 2017, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) met with National Nurses United members, approving the group’s petition for a standard to prevent workplace violence in healthcare. The petition came soon after the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released data that 52% of all workplace violence occurred against healthcare and social assistance workers in 2014. The data indicated a 110% increase since 2005 in abusive incidents in hospitals alone. Given the exponential growth that these violent occurrences have seen in the last few years, and the escalating aggressiveness that healthcare workers are facing, InCrowd wanted to consult our panel of experienced nurses and highlight the pervasive issue.
Averaging 12 years of experience, 271 US nurses reported on the harassment they experienced and the steps that their employers may or may not take to protect them in the healthcare setting. Two thirds of nurses surveyed identified as women and one third as men. 73% of the nurses reached by our microsurvey tool work in hospitals.
When asked the extent to which harassment of female nurses is a problem in healthcare, our network echoed the sentiment of the National Nurses United group. Over 66% stressed that harassment is an issue. An LPN from California with 9 years of experience commented, “It is a huge, overlooked problem. Most people feel it is something you just have to deal with being a nurse.” Several nurses mentioned that harassment is met with a tone of acceptance and often goes unreported or underreported....
EXCERPT: In early January 2017, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) met with National Nurses United members, approving the group’s petition for a standard to prevent workplace violence in healthcare. The petition came soon after the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released data that 52% of all workplace violence occurred against healthcare and social assistance workers in 2014. The data indicated a 110% increase since 2005 in abusive incidents in hospitals alone. Given the exponential growth that these violent occurrences have seen in the last few years, and the escalating aggressiveness that healthcare workers are facing, InCrowd wanted to consult our panel of experienced nurses and highlight the pervasive issue.
Averaging 12 years of experience, 271 US nurses reported on the harassment they experienced and the steps that their employers may or may not take to protect them in the healthcare setting. Two thirds of nurses surveyed identified as women and one third as men. 73% of the nurses reached by our microsurvey tool work in hospitals.
When asked the extent to which harassment of female nurses is a problem in healthcare, our network echoed the sentiment of the National Nurses United group. Over 66% stressed that harassment is an issue. An LPN from California with 9 years of experience commented, “It is a huge, overlooked problem. Most people feel it is something you just have to deal with being a nurse.” Several nurses mentioned that harassment is met with a tone of acceptance and often goes unreported or underreported....
