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A Program Evaluation Of Violence Prevention Task Force To Address Type Ii Workplace Violence Utilizing Precede/Proceed Model, Stephanie Autry
A Program Evaluation Of Violence Prevention Task Force To Address Type Ii Workplace Violence Utilizing Precede/Proceed Model, Stephanie Autry
Doctors of Nursing Practice (DNP) Final Projects, 2020-current
Aim: The primary aim of this project was to complete a program evaluation of the institution’s Violence Prevention Task Force. Evaluation allowed for assessment of outcomes including 1). decrease in assaultive incidents; 2). decrease in assaults leading to injury; 3). increase in team member reporting of assaultive incidents; and 4). demonstrate the program’s adherence to published guidelines on workplace violence prevention.
Background: Violence against healthcare workers has been an increasing problem in our nation’s healthcare system. Type II workplace violence is defined as patient, family member, or visitor as the perpetrator directing violent/aggressive behavior towards healthcare worker and is described …