orkplace Violence
Violence in the workplace is an everyday event that affects employees throughout the nation. It must be addressed, clearly defined, and possible solutions presented that will eventually identify the potential aggressor and victim. According to the United States Department of Justice (1998) the workplace is the most dangerous place to be in America. In fact, workplace homicide is the fastest growing category of murder in the United States (U.S. Department of Justice, 1998). However the real danger is the ever-present problem of physical and verbal violence.

In this paper, the concept of workplace violence is defined and several examples are given for reference. The paper will discuss the responsibility of the Human Resources Management team to identify a potential problem before violence occurs, and also prevent work place violence through adequate and necessary training of employees. Research will be discussed that explains how to deal with workplace violence after it…...

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Workplace violence is a major threat to American companies, and costs billions of dollars each year is lost wages, health care, and legal fees. In light of current trends towards company downsizing and higher levels of job stress, these acts of violence are on the rise, and affect every employee and the entire community, as well. Since violence can come from any number of sources, including threats, actual physical violence, some sexual harassment, and even intimidation, it can be difficult to discern actual violence from harmless venting (Ginn, et al., 2002). Further, these traumas can strike without warning, which overwhelms the workers, families, and communities that are involved (Miller, 2002). This project was designed to discover reasons for workplace violence, and to discover reasons to employee anxiety about this violence, by utilizing survey data. This, in turn, will provide information about the types of education needed to combat workplace violence…...

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Antai-Otong, D. (2001). Critical Incident Stress Debriefing: A Health Promotion Model for Workplace Violence. Perspectives in Psychiatric Care, 37(4), 125+. Retrieved October 13, 2005, from Questia database:   d=5000939241.http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o& ;

Ginn, G.O., & Henry, L.J. (2002). Addressing Workplace Violence from a Health Management Perspective. SAM Advanced Management Journal, 67(4), 4+. Retrieved October 13, 2005, from Questia database:

Workplace Violence
This is a paper that outlines the issue of workplace violence and its implications on security managers. It has 16 sources.

In order to prevent violence in the workplace and other crimes, it is essential to have in place the Classical theory and/or Biological theory of behavior, which has punishment and rehabilitation/treatment respectively enforced as solutions.

In the United States today, there are several organizations of different sizes. Each of these organizations perhaps aims at achieving the best and highest profits. A way to do this is to get the maximum productivity out of ones employees. There are several methods of doing this. Modern organizational leadership skills are applied to managing employees in order to achieve the greatest results. Business leadership today is a field that requires the best of skill in managing business practices. Indeed, leading a business is a responsible job, and in this highly competitive and globalized world…...

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orkplace violence in the nursing field makes it difficult if not impossible for a nurse to do their job. hether the bullying is lateral or vertical, the results are consistently the same: decreased self-confidence, fear, and work-related stress. Although highly discouraged by hospitals, incidents still happen regularly. This paper will focus on the reasons why bullying happens, how bullying can be avoided, and the actions hospitals should take to protect their employees from bullying.
There are many reasons for bullying, and often more than one in each instance. The primary reason for bullying is simply unsocial behavior on the part of the bully. Many times, bullies are unfamiliar with the proper way to act in a professional setting and so they become either too friendly or too ridged with their coworkers (Murray, 2009). Additionally, bullying can happen when there is a culture or age gap between two nurses (Stanley, 2010). This…...

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Murray, John (2009). Workplace Bullying in Nursing: A Problem That Can't Be Ignored. Medsurg Nursing, 18(5): 273-76.

Stanley, Karen (2010). The High Cost of Lateral Violence in Nursing. Sigma Theta Tau International Leadership Summit.

Workplace Violence
Major Findings and Implications

Corrective Actions and ecommendation Plan

Evaluation of Effectiveness of Plan

This paper is based on workplace violence, predominantly in the health care industry. Workplace violence in the today's time has accelerated immensely amongst various industries, and healthcare industry is considerable amongst them. The violent actions and behaviors performed in the workplace environment that can cause emotional and psychical damage to a person is typically referred to as workplace violence.

The paper includes an incident of workplace violence amongst nurses in the healthcare industry. The situation, current culture of the organization, and other factors attributable to workplace violence has come under extensive discussion. The key people that have been directly or indirectly affected by the incident have also been included.

Based on such adverse consequences, preliminary corrective actions and recommendation plan have been proposed as a nurse manager. These preliminary corrective actions have been recommended with the intention to mitigate future…...

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Hickey, J.V. & Brosnan, C.A. (2012). Evaluation of Health Care Quality in Advanced Practice Nursing. USA: Springer Publishing Company.

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Privitera, M.R. (2010). Workplace Violence in Mental and General Healthcare Settings. USA: Jones & Bartlett Publishers.

Workplace violence (Bullying)
Workplace violence can be defined as an action that manifests itself in threatening behavior, physical assault, aggression or any other violent form that may be displayed at work setting and may be directed towards coworkers, managers or even the customers themselves. These aggressions can cause emotional or to great extent physical harm or both (USLegal Inc., 2011).

In the context of this paper, bullying as one of the aspects of workplace violence will be expunged upon. This is a situation where an individual engages in acts of intimidation or molestation of a c colleague or another worker more often in front of the others. Bullying more often than not is directed at a person who is younger or at a junior position than the bully (Directgov, 2011).

Bullying can assume various forms in a workplace setting ranging from posting sexual comments, using racist language, antireligious sentiments, attacking ones sexual orientation,…...

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Directgov, (2011). Bullying in the workplace. Retrieved April 1, 2011 from  http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Employment/ResolvingWorkplaceDisputes/DiscriminationAtWork/DG_10026670 

Dr. Namie G., (2011). Workplace Bullying Defined. Retrieved April 1, 2011 from http://www.workdoctor.com/problem.php

Heathfield S.M., (2011). What is Bullying? Retrieved April 1, 2011 from  http://humanresources.about.com/od/glossaryb/g/bullying.htm 

HRdictionary.com, (2011). Workplace Bullying. Retrieved April 1, 2011 from http://www.hrdictionary.com/definition/workplace-bullying.html

Employees must understand that they will not be retaliated against or otherwise punished unless it is quite clear that the accusations or reports were intentionally spiteful or fraudulent and the burden that will be placed on defining such malfeasance will be very hard to exceed (Romano, and Levi-Minzi, and Rugala, and Hasselt).
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Any employee, manager or executive that engages in workplace violence of any sort will be subjected to immediate termination in most to all instances with very little exception. Even statements supposedly made in jest will be taken very seriously and the consequences can absolutely be the same. If there is any doubt about the intentions of the person making the statement or engaging in workplace violence, the firm will side with whatever makes the firm and the employees the safest as nothing will be left to chance or assumptions (Romano, and Levi-Minzi, and Rugala, and Hasselt).

As noted above,…...

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OSHA. "Occupational Safety and Health Administration - Home." Occupational Safety and Health Administration - Home. n.p., 29 Apr. 2013. Web. 29 Apr. 2013. .

Romano, Stephen J., Micol E. Levi-Minzi, Eugene a. Rugala, and Vincent Van Hasselt. "FBI -- " Workplace Violence Prevention." FBI -- " Homepage. n.p., 29 Apr. 2013. Web. 29 Apr. 2013. .

Workplace violence can be prevented by creating a workplace environment and organizational culture that prevents the problem, protects employees, and pursues strategies for change. The presence of official policies or codes of ethics in the workplace is not enough on its own. Those policies must also be strictly enforced, so that all employees as well as patients feel safe and supported. The United States Department of Labor and OSHA (2016) define workplace violence as "any act or threat of physical violence, harassment, intimidation, or other threatening disruptive behavior that occurs at the work site." Moreover, the Department of Labor (2016) reports that almost 20% of the 11,370 reported incidents in one year occurred in nursing and residential care facilities. Healthcare workers are five times more likely to experience assault or violence than workers in any other sector (Thompson, 2015). Henry & Ginn (2014) claim that these incidences cannot be tolerated,…...

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Henry, L.J. & Ginn, G.O. (2014). Prevention of workplace violence. Chapter 24 in Huber, D.L. (Ed.). Leadership and Nursing Care Management. 5th Edition. St. Louis: Elsevier.

Thompson, P. (2015). Addressing violence in the healthcare workplace. Hospitals and Health Networks. Retrieved online:  http://www.hhnmag.com/articles/3365-addressing-violence-in-the-health-care-workplace 

Trotto, S. (2014). Workplace violence in healthcare. National Safety and Health. 28 Sept, 2014. Retrieved online:  http://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com/articles/11172-workplace-violence-in-health-care-nurses 

United States Department of Labor (2016). Workplace violence. Retrieved online:  https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/healthcarefacilities/violence.html

Nurse Violence
orkplace Violence:

A Discussion Regarding the Healthcare Field

orkplace violence is defined as "violent acts (including physical assaults and threats of assaults) directed toward persons at work or on duty" by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).

This same organization also recognizes the increase in workplace violence in the healthcare field in the past few years, and the necessity to implement policies that address these disturbing trends. Furthermore, the problem must be addressed, according to the U.S. Department of Labor, in the nursing field specifically, where cases climbed to 48% of all violence-related cases, as opposed to other fields, and where nurses, aides, orderlies and attendants suffered most injuries.

In order to explore workplace violence in more detail, this essay is divided into three categories: violence between nurses and physicians, violence among nurses, and violence between nurses and unlicensed personnel, and aims to provide statistics and ways to resolve conflict,…...

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Occupational Safety and Health Administration. (2011). U.S. Department of Labor. Retrieved January 18, from .

Garelick, A. & Fagin, L. (2004). The doctor -- nurse relationship. Advances in Psychiatric Treatment (10). Pp. 277 -- 286.

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Workers who are assaulted can experience profound and long-lasting psychological trauma. If violence persists, they may seek to leave the profession, or areas of the profession where there is an especially acute need for care, such as E work. The "financial loss resulting from insurance claims, lost productivity, legal expenses, property damage, and possible staff replacement costs" due to violence is also considerable (Workplace violence, 2009, ANA).
Ironically, understaffing is a critical aspect of the reason that there is workplace violence: tired workers are apt to be less vigilant, and there are also fewer 'hands no deck' to restrain violent patients. A further facilitator of workplace violence is that more and more nurses are providing services within clients' homes. In such situations, the nurse is almost always unsupervised and unprotected. Less oversight can lead to greater risk of violence. 38% of 364 public health field-workers in one study said they…...

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Carroll, Victoria. (1998, September/October). Workplace violence affects one-third of nurses.

TAN issue. ANA. Retrieved June 14, 2010 at  http://www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/ANAMarketplace/ANAPeriodicals/TAN/1998/SepOct1998NewsViolence.aspx 

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Recognized but not regulated." Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, 9 (3): 6.

Violence as a Form of Workplace Violence
Are your coworkers aware of the term workplace violence?

My coworkers are significantly aware of the workplace violence and the different forms that it can take like the bullying of new employees, gender-based bias, unfair workload allocation and outright discrimination. The employees are often sensitized on the issue of workplace violence and given literature that elaborates the government stand on the same.

Do your coworkers know what constitutes lateral violence?

My coworkers are aware of what lateral violence is within the workplace and they can make the difference between it and bullying. The lateral violence as known within the organization is the act of unfair treatment or unjustifiable handling of a colleague within the workplace. The coworkers know that it happens among the coworkers at the same ranks unlike bullying which is widely considered as originating from one in a higher position or rank directed towards…...

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References

Massachusetts Nurses Association, (2015). Is it lateral violence, bullying or workplace harassment? Retrieved May 19, 2015 from  http://www.massnurses.org/news-and-events/archive/2011/p/openItem/6082

employer was found guilty of a safety violation or financially liable for an incident of workplace violence and briefly summarize the case and explain why you agree to disagree with the outcome!
In the case of Lowe, et al. v. Old Navy, LLC, No. 10 L. 7624, Old Navy was sued by the surviving family members of an employee who was murdered by her boyfriend while working at the Old Navy store (Kreisman 2010). The family members alleged that Old Navy took inadequate steps to protect its employees and the boyfriend had identified himself as a threat the day before the murder took place. "The lawsuit also alleges that the store's security measures were outdated because the boyfriend was able to enter the store through a private employee entrance and then gain access to a restricted employee area, where he allegedly committed the murder-suicide" (Alaniz 2010). While Old Navy's security…...

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Workplace violence in the United States has become widespread. According to the Department of Labor and Industries, homicide, is the fourth-leading cause of fatal injury. Statistics claim that workplace homicides declined one percent in 2009. Though workplace violence is a rare occurrence, recognizing the signs and emphasizing the safety of employees is paramount to preventing violence in the workplace.
The workplace culture consists of different personalities, often labeled, introvert or extrovert. In March 1998, Matthew Beck, an employee of the Connecticut State Lottery, killed his boss and injured others in a rage. Beck characterized as a successful performer prior to management's request that he take a leave of absence to focus on relieving his anger and stress, which was affecting his job performance.

Beck's behavior prior to his leave of absence corresponds with primal aggression behavior. Beck expressed anger over what he believed was unfair treatment by his employer. Beck, a troubled…...

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Violence in the Healthcare Workplace Today
Today, professional nurses are on the frontlines of healthcare and, unfortunately, the war metaphor is all-too accurate in many cases. Indeed, hospitals can be dangerous places for all healthcare employees but nurses in particular are vulnerable to violence because of the frequent one-on-one contact they have with patients who may be suffering from a wide range of medical conditions that might trigger a violent episode. To determine how this problem is adversely affecting nursing practices, this paper provides a review of the literature concerning workplace violence and nurses, how this problem could be solved if resources and cooperation were unlimited and a discussion concerning how other professions have addressed this problem. Finally, a description of what resources would be needed to creatively address this problem is followed by a summary of the research and important findings about nurses and workplace violence in the conclusion.

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Bruce, M.D. & Nowlin, W.A. (2011, Winter). Workplace violence: Awareness, prevention, and response. Public Personnel Management, 40(4), 293-295.

ENA study: Culture change needed to reduce violence against emergency nurses. American Nurse, 46(2), 7.

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orkplace Violence
Everyday in the United States millions of Americans leave their homes and enter the places of their employment. Captain Among these millions, most report to work unaware of the prevalence of workplace violence or fully understand the gamut of actions that represent such violence. It is typical of the media to only report high profile cases including a former employee or a worker losing control - the most extreme of these scenarios in which victims succumb to severe injury or homicide. Although it is commonplace for media outlets to cover the most disturbingly sensational scenes, workplace violence is also a legitimate concern outside the realm of the most severe circumstances. orkplace violence has the potential to not only physically, but emotionally harm employees and others interacting at the work location.

Put simply, workplace violence is considered to be the violence or the threat of violence against workers. According to…...

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Campbell, J. (2011). Workplace violence prevalence and risk factors in the safe at work study.

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 53(1), 82-89.

Dupre, K. (2010). Comparing perceived injustices from supervisors and romantic partners as predictors of aggression. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 15(4), 359-370.

Feda, D. (2010). Written violence policies and risk of physical assault against minnesota educators. Journal of Public Health, 31(4), 461-477.