“Violence is just part of the job. Every nurse and healthcare worker experiences it at some point.” Sentiments like this echo across American hospitals and healthcare facilities, capturing a ...

California’s SB553, the nation’s first comprehensive and multi-industry workplace violence prevention law, has been in effect for almost a year. Many other states are following suit with their own ...

Janice McCaffrey has been a nurse for 40 years, most of which she spent working in critical care. But about a year ago, she was the one in need of emergency care after she was attacked by a patient ...

Premier David Eby speaks at a National Day of Mourning ceremony in Vancouver on April 28, 2024, to commemorate workers who have died or been injured on the job. Photo via BC government Flickr.

Workplace and community violence in American hospitals not only inflicts pain and trauma on healthcare workers. It also drives costs higher for an already stretched hospital system. A recent research ...

High rates of violent acts against heath care workers pose a serious risk to the safety and wellbeing of the medical and support professionals on the front lines of patient care. Studies show that ...

When employers think about workplace safety, the conversation often begins and ends with OSHA inspections or slip-and-fall prevention. But in today’s world, the most urgent threat to your workforce ...

SCHAUMBURG, Ill., May 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Violence in the emergency department has reached epidemic levels, and emergency nurses are particularly vulnerable. Although health care workers are just ...

Frontline healthcare workers face a continued threat of violence, which puts staff well-being and patient care at risk. With violence incidents on the rise, a top priority for healthcare leaders is ...

Workplace violence in the US is on the rise this year, a troubling new study found. One in three employees surveyed said they’d witnessed physical altercations in the workplace in the past five years ...

Gender-based violence and harassment are high in some Nigerian workplaces due to non-ratification, adoption and domestication of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Convention 190 on ...