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Reducing Violence In The Workplace: A Quality Improvement Project, Molly Mcqueeney
Reducing Violence In The Workplace: A Quality Improvement Project, Molly Mcqueeney
Master's Theses and Capstones
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Violence in the United States has significant impacts on the healthcare system. On average, there are about 7.8 per 1,000 workers yearly that experience violent injuries (Grossman & Choucair, 2019). In 2016, it was estimated that approximately $429 million was added to treat and prevent injuries to healthcare workers (Grossman & Choucair, 2019). By implementing the Broset Violence Checklist (BVC) as a screening tool for early identification of risk for violence, there is a possibility for a reduction in the number of violent occurrences in the workplace.
LOCAL PROBLEM: Within the given microsystem, there is a lack of …