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Not part of the job : how to take a stand against violence in the work setting / Lipscomb Jane.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jane, Lipscomb, author.
- London, Matt (Consultant in occupational health and safety), author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Violence in the workplace.
- Violence in the workplace--prevention & control.
- Health facilities.
- Workplace Violence--prevention & control.
- Health Facilities.
- Workplace Violence--psychology.
- Personnel Management--methods.
- Health Personnel--psychology.
- Interprofessional Relations.
- Medical Subjects:
- Workplace Violence--prevention & control.
- Health Facilities.
- Workplace Violence--psychology.
- Personnel Management--methods.
- Health Personnel--psychology.
- Interprofessional Relations.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (x, 111 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- How to take a stand against violence in the work setting
- Place of Publication:
- Silver Spring, Maryland : American Nurses Association, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Despite decades of attention to the issue of violence in the workplace by individuals and organizations across the health care spectrum, it is still a widespread problem that nurses face every day in their work environment. Designed to spark a conversation and provide actionable tactics to reduce workplace violence, "Not Part of the Job: How to Take a Stand Against Violence in the Work Setting" offers guidance to practicing nurses on how they can better protect themselves against a wide range of unacceptable behaviors.Not Part of the Job: How to Take a Stand Against Violence in the Work Setting also focuses on the critical importance of collective action and building partnerships among workers, patient advocates, administrators, security personnel and others in order to effect change at the organizational level. Nurses and other health care workers will find this book to be an invaluable resource in the move toward a safer workplace and improved patient care.
- Contents:
- Not Part of the Job
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- About the Authors
- 1. Why this Book?
- 2. How Bad is the Problem?
- 3. What You and Your Employer Should Know About the Problem
- 4. What Do We Know About Risk Factors for Workplace Violence?
- Family/Visitor Risk
- Staff (Victim) Characteristics
- Organizational and Work Environment Characteristics
- Restraint and/or Seclusion in Behavioral Emergencies
- Staffing
- 5. Worker Rights and Legal Protections
- General Duty Clause
- Protection from Retaliation or Discrimination
- Right to Compensation if Injured on the Job
- 6. Regulations, Laws and Voluntary Standards. How Can You Use Them to Your Advantage?
- State Laws and Proposed Standard
- Voluntary Certifying Body Standards
- 7. Workplace Violence Prevention Program (WVPP): OSHA Guidelines
- 8. Management Commitment and Employee Involvement
- 9. Worksite Analysis
- 10. Hazard Prevention and Control
- Post-incident debriefing
- Engineering Controls
- Administrative Controls
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- 11. Training and Education
- 12. Recordkeeping and Program Evaluation
- 13. Working with Local Police and the District Attorney's Office
- 14. Exercising your OSHA Rights
- OSHA Compliance Directive
- 15. Most of What We Know We Learned from Talking to Workers!
- 16. Special Case of Home Visiting by Community Health Workers
- 17. More on Activism
- A. Suggested Links and Resources
- Bullying Resources
- B. APNA 2008 Report Recommendations
- C. States with OSHA State Plans
- D. The Joint Commission's Suggested Actions
- E. State-Run Psychiatric Hospital Joint Labor Management Committee (selected meeting minutes)
- F. Environmental Checklist: Violence Prevention Project
- Architectural Resources Inc. Buffalo, NY.
- G. Norfolk, MA District Attorney William R. Keating Report (excerpted) on Workplace Violence, 2007
- H. Sample OSHA Citation (Press Releases)
- I. Labor and Employment
- Hearing on SB 483
- J. Baltimore Sun Op Ed 2013 (Jane Lipscomb)
- References
- Index.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Lipscomb, Jane. Not part of the job.
- ISBN:
- 1-55810-596-4
- OCLC:
- 914255808
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