In a 2014 survey, almost 80 percent of nurses reported being attacked on the job within the past year. Health-care workers experience the most nonfatal workplace violence compared to other professions by a wide margin. According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, incidents of patients hitting, kicking, scratching, biting, threatening or harassing staff accounting for almost 70 percent of all nonfatal workplace assaults causing days away from work in the U.S.
Paul White
Paul White is currently Vice President for the Healthcare Division of Securitas Security Services USA. Paul has over 25 years of experience in the healthcare security and safety field. Paul is also a former board member of the IAHSS San Francisco Bay Area Chapter, a position which he held for three years.
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Free Virtual Panel 4/30: Reconciling CMS and OSHA Regulations for Dealing with Hospital Violence
Posted by Paul White on Apr 22, 2015
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