Florida Cracks Down on Violence Against Hospital Workers with Tougher Penalties

To protect hospital workers, Governor Ron DeSantis has signed a new law that increases criminal penalties for those who knowingly commit assault or battery against them. This means that assailants will now face more severe charges, with battery becoming a felony of the third degree and aggravated assault and battery becoming even more serious felonies. The state House and Senate both approved...

Workplace Violence (Videos)

Workplace violence is a severe problem that can have tragic consequences. According to the CDC, there are four main types of workplace violence: criminal intent, client-on-worker violence, worker-on-worker violence, and personal relationship violence.Criminal intent refers to acts of violence committed to harm others, regardless of the relationship between the perpetrator and the victim. Example: a...

Lawmakers Move Forward to Protect Healthcare Workers From Assault (Video)

Violence against healthcare workers has recently been highlighted by healthcare organizations across the U.S., which ask patients to show kindness and patience to staff. It's also picking up steam among state legislators, who are introducing bills to protect healthcare staff.This article was originally published in Becker's Hospital Review.I've made many videos regarding violence in the hospitals...

A Physician Was Stabbed - And No One Helped (Video)

A Physician was stabbed at a Pennsylvania hospital, and although, according to the doctor, there were multiple witnesses, no one stepped in to help. Violence in a hospital is nothing new. Patients attack (it could be the medication that they are on), visitors attack (emotions play a large part), and co-workers attack (although very rare because most are licensed and are not willing to lose it...

6 Tips For Keeping Your Cool When Things Get Hot (Video)

  1. Be assertive – not aggressive or passive. My assertion definition is simple: "Say what you mean, mean what you say, and don't be mean when you say it." Let this rule guide your conversations with all visitors, and you will always be confident, cool, and in control, and you'll always be professional. 2. Speak more slowly. You'll be amazed at how much more clearly you can think and how much...

Violence and the Health Unit Coordinator (Video)

Anyone in the medical field will have to deal with violent patients, visitors, and family. It might be expected from patients whose minds may have been altered by the medication they were given. We all know those patients who claim to see bugs crawling on the ceiling or someone over in the corner. However, getting verbal threats and physical contact from family and visitors is unacceptable. With...

How to Deal with Violent Patients/Visitors as a Health Unit Coordinator (Video)

          This is a subject that anyone who works in a hospital knows well, and that is violent patients and, in rare cases, violent family members.     All employers must provide for the safety of their patients, employees, visitors, and doctors. With that said, we as employees must always ensure we protect ourselves.    As...