Overview
Welcome to Module 7 and the serious discussion on violence in healthcare. It is an unfortunate fact that violence occurs in health care facilities and involves violent criminal events including assault, rape, homicide, and suicide. Violence in the healthcare environment has a significant impact on nurses and includes events such as the battle against human trafficking as well as lateral violence/bullying amongst our own. In this module, we take a look at human trafficking and how to spot it, gun violence preparation, and also how to combat lateral violence against each other.
Professional Standards
AACN Baccalaureate Essential 3: Scholarship for evidence-based practice
AACN Baccalaureate Essential 8: Professionalism and professional values
IOM Core Competency 1: Patient-centered care
IOM Core Competency 3: Evidence-based practice
Learning Materials
Human Trafficking ELearning. (2018). Review “Our Recent Media”and “Other Helpful Tools”.
Baldwin, S. (2017, January 24). Intervention in human trafficking through health care [You Tube video].
Titchen, K. (2017, February 13). How to spot human trafficking. [You Tube Video].
National Human Trafficking Resource Center. (n.d.). Recognizing and responding to human trafficking in a healthcare context.
Security InfoWatch. (2013). Responding to active shooters in hospitals.
Hospital Employee Health. (2013). Most hospital shootings are not preventable.
The Joint Commission. (2014, July). Preparing for active shooter situations. Quick Safety.
American Nurse Association. (2016, February). Not just “eating our young”: Workplace bullying strikes experienced nurses, too. American Nurse Today, 11(2).
Thompson, R. (n.d.). Strategies for eliminating nurse-to-nurse bullying. Healthy Work Environments, 22(1).
Additional Resources
Start by reading and following these instructions:
Quickly skim the questions or assignment below and the assignment rubric to help you focus.
Read the required chapter(s) of the textbook and any additional recommended resources. Some answers may require you to do additional research on the Internet or in other reference sources. Choose your sources carefully.
Consider the course discussions so far and any insights gained from it.
Create your Assignment submission and be sure to cite your sources if needed, use APA style as required, and check your spelling.
Assignment:
Teaching Violence in the Workplace
Create a teaching PowerPoint presentation that addresses each of the following points/questions. Be sure to completely answer all the questions for each bullet point. Use clear headings that allow your professor to know which bullet you are addressing on the slides in your presentation. Support your content with at least three (3) sources using APA citations throughout your presentation. Make sure to cite the sources using the APA writing style for the presentation. Include a slide for your references at the end. Follow best practices for PowerPoint presentations related to text size, color, images, effects, wordiness, and multimedia enhancements. Review the rubric criteria for this assignment.
This week you are to create a PowerPoint as if you are teaching this information to your colleagues.
Guns in the Workplace: prepare for an active shooter (what is the protocol and preparations your workplace has taken – if none have been developed describe what should be taken). What is the responsibility as a nurse caring for patients in an active shooter scenario?
Bullying in Nursing: Bullying in the nursing workforce has become an increasing topic of concern. Research this topic and describe reasons why bullying is a problem in nursing. Provide suggestions for a new nurse who is being bullied by coworkers. What is your responsibility if you see a fellow nurse being bullied?
Title Slide (1 slide)
Objective Slide (1 slide)
Preparing for an active shooter (2-3 slides)
Responsibility for patients in an active shooter scenario? (1-2 slides).
Why bullying is a problem in nursing (2-3 slides)
Suggestions for a new nurse being bullied (2-3 slides)
Your responsibility (1-2 slides)
References (1 slide)