Improving Safety – A Violence Prevention Strategy June 6

Pittsburgh, PA US
June 6, 2024

Healthcare workers are exposed to more workplace violence than any other profession.  Evidence demonstrates that a multimodal approach to prevention is the best strategy and should include education, skills demonstration, leadership support, and organizational change.

Target Audience

Nurses

Learning Objectives

Employee will demonstrate application of trauma-informed care when engaging with patients and families.

Employee will develop an improved sense of self and situational awareness to promote their safety in the workplace.

Employee will apply physical skills learned to promote safety when providing patient care.

 

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 3.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
Course opens: 
06/06/2024
Course expires: 
12/31/2024
Event starts: 
06/06/2024 - 8:30am EDT
Event ends: 
06/06/2024 - 11:30am EDT

Mitigating Workplace Violence Staff Training

 

 

8:30-8:45 Introductions

8:45-10:30 Didactic

Prinicples of mitigation

Proactive safety measures

Reactive safety measures

10:30-11:30 Physical escapes demonstration and teach back

UPMC Presbyterian
200 Lothrop Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
United States

Kimberly Baker, MSN, RN CARN, NPD-BC

Dorie Mckelvey, BSN, RN, CMSRN

Carol Cisney, MSN, RN, CPAN

 

In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 3.0 contact hours.

To receive 3.0 Contact Hours, the learner must sign in, attend the entire activity, and complete the activity evaluation.

Available Credit

  • 3.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
Please login or register to take this course.