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Utilization Of The Broset Violence Checklist For Early Identification Of Aggressive And Violent Behavior To Improve Unit Safety: A Quality Improvement Initiative, Emily Sharretts
Master's Theses and Capstones
BACKGROUND: There continues to be an increase in workplace violence nationally in the healthcare setting which jeopardizes patient and staff safety. Liu et al. (2019) found about 59% of health care workers experience workplace violence. Kafle et al. (2022) emphasizes the link between workplace violence and increased levels of nurse burnout and therefore decreased job satisfaction.
LOCAL PROBLEM: The microsystem assessment revealed that there was no risk assessment tool to identifying early aggressive or violent patient behavior.
METHODS: The Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) framework was used for this quality improvement project to reduce workplace violence on this unit.
INTERVENTIONS:After completion …