You are part of a multidisciplinary team that is charged with designing a workplace safety plan for your healthcare organization. This team has been established in response to increases in re-ports of violence and aggression. You begin by:
a. Surveying staff about levels of satisfaction with the workplace and management, col-legial, and patient relations.
b. Offering training sessions in self-defense.
c. Developing a policy that outlines zero to-lerance for bullying.
d. Offering education sessions on recogniz-ing behaviors with potential for violence.
A
Violence and aggression and a toxic workplace can lead to staff dissatisfaction and high staff turnover rates. Surveying staff provides a useful starting place in identifying problems such as employee dissatisfaction, bullying, and other forms of violence.
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