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1. WORKPLACE VIOLENCE &
STAFFING CHALLENGES
Hanuman Ram Bishnoi
Faculty, All India Institute of
Medical sciences Jodhpur
2.
3.
4.
5. WORKPLACE VIOLENCE
18,000 weekly workplace assaults
employees to lose 3.5 days of work per incident
annually, with a loss of $55 million in wages
18% of all crimes committed in the workplace;
costs employers $3 to $5 billion annually;
Indirect costs -lost productivity, insurance, loss of
public image
Jury cost
6. WHAT IS WORKPLACE VIOLENCE?
1. Physical Assault
2. Threatening Behavior
3. Verbal Abuse
4. Harassment
7. CATEGORIES OF
WORKPLACE VIOLENCE
1. Violence by Strangers Committing
Robbery
2. Violence by Customers, Clients, or
Patients
3. Violence by Employees and Supervisors
4. Violence by Domestic Partners or
Relatives of Employees
9. EXTERNAL RISK FACTORS :
1. Working alone or in small numbers
2. Working late night/early morning
3. Working with money
4. Delivering passengers, goods or services
5. Having a mobile workplace like a taxicab or
police car
6. Working in high crime areas
7. Guarding property or possessions
8. Contact with the public
10. INTERNAL RISK FACTORS:
1. Highly competitive sectors with intense workloads
2. Restructuring of an organization, e.g. impending layoffs
3. Ignoring warning signs from certain individuals who have
a gripe with co-workers or management
4. Allowing an ongoing feud between co-workers to go
unaddressed by management
5. Chronic verbal abuse by a supervisor towards workers
6. Denial on the part of management regarding employee
tension or favoritism towards one party
7. Old school mentality by management that tolerates and
enables supervisor abuse
12. Prevention Strategies
(External Risk)
1. Don’t work alone late at night or early morning
2. Call for a security escort if working late
3. Carry a cellular phone
4. Redesign workspace to prevent entrapment
5. Train staff in ways to diffuse violence.
6. Place curved mirrors at hallway intersections
7. Maintain good lighting indoors and outdoors
8. Prepare plan for consumers who “act out”
9. Control access to employee work areas.
13. Prevention Strategies
(Internal Risk)
1. Risk Assessment: Confidential survey of all
employees designed to uncover internal risk
factors, coupled with analysis of external risk
factors
2. Presentation of overall risk analysis to top
management, along with supporting facts
3. Sensitivity training for high-risk employees as
necessary
14. Responding to a Violent
Incident
1. Isolate/secure the work area
2. Call 100 if an emergency
3. Seek medical attention for victims
4. Report the incident to your supervisor
5. File an incident report
15. Five Warning Signs of
Escalating Behavior
1. Confusion
2. Frustration
3. Blame
4. Anger
5. Hostility
16. Warning Signs of Confusion
• The person appears
bewildered or
distracted.
• They are unsure or
uncertain of the next
course of action.
17. Responses to Confusion
1. Listen
Attentively to
the person
2. Ask clarifying
questions
3. Give factual
Information
18. Warning Signs of Frustration
1. The person is
impatient and
reactive
2. The person resists
information you are
giving them
3. The person may try
to bait you
19. Responses to Frustration
1. Move the person
to a quiet location
2. Reassure them,
talk to them in a
calm voice
3. Attempt to clarify
their concerns
20. Warning Signs of Blame
1. The person places
responsibility on
everyone else
2. They may accuse
you or hold you
responsible
3. They may find fault
with others
4. They may place
blame on you
21. Responses to Blame
1. Disengage with the
person and bring a
second party into the
discussion
2. Use a teamwork
approach
3. Draw the person
back to the facts
4. Show respect and
concern
5. Focus on areas of
agreement to help
resolve the situation
22. Warning Signs of Anger
1. The person may show
a visible change in
body posture
2. Actions may include
pounding fists,
pointing fingers,
shouting or screaming
3. This signals VERY
RISKY BEHAVIOR!
23. Responses to Anger
1. Don’t argue with the
person
2. Don’t offer solutions
3. Prepare to evacuate
the area or isolate
the person
4. Contact your
supervisor and
security personnel
24. Warning Signs of Hostility
1. Physical actions or
threats appear
imminent
2. There is immediate
danger of physical
harm or property
damage
3. Out-of-control
behavior signals
the person has
crossed the line
25. Responses to Hostility
1. Disengage with the
person and
evacuate the area
2. Attempt to isolate
the person if it can
be done safely
3. Alert your supervisor
and contact security
immediately
26. Violence in the HealthcareViolence in the Healthcare
WorkplaceWorkplace
–Hospital workers are assaulted at rates 4
times the average for other private-sector
industries
27. Activities Related to Violence
Activities:
– Meal times
– Visiting hours
– Patient transportation
May occur when:
– Denied service
– Involuntary admission
– Limiting the patient
28. Case Reports
Examples:
– An elderly patient verbally abused a nurse
– An agitated psychotic patient attacked a nurse
– A disturbed family member walked into the
emergency department and fired a small-
caliber handgun
29. Who Is At Risk?Who Is At Risk?
Who?
– Anyone working in a healthcare setting
– Nurses and aides
– Emergency response personnel
– Safety officers
– Healthcare providers
30. Where May Violence Occur?
Where?
– Psychiatric wards
– Emergency rooms
– Waiting rooms
– Geriatric units
31. Risk Factors for ViolenceRisk Factors for Violence
– Working directly with volatile people
– Working when understaffed
– Transporting patients
– Long waits for service
35. Environmental DesignsEnvironmental Designs
– Emergency signaling, alarms, and monitoring
systems
– Security devices
– Cameras
– Provide security escorts
– Design waiting areas
– Design public areas
36. Administrative ControlsAdministrative Controls
– Designing staffing patterns
– Restricting the movement of the public by
card-controlled access
– Developing a system for alerting security
personnel when
violence is threatened
38. Safety Tips for HealthcareSafety Tips for Healthcare
WorkersWorkers
– Watch for signs of violence
– Maintain behavior that helps defuse anger
– Stay alert
– Have an escape plan
39. INDIAN LAW ON SEXUALINDIAN LAW ON SEXUAL
HARASSMENTHARASSMENT
40. Indian Law on SexualIndian Law on Sexual
HarassmentHarassmentThe
Constitution
of India
1997:
Vishaka vs.
State of
Rajasthan
The Sexual
Harassment of
Women at
Workplace
(Prevention,
Prohibition and
Redressal) Act,
2013
The Indian
Penal
Code,
1860
41. The Vishaka Judgment - 1997The Vishaka Judgment - 1997
Supreme Court acknowledged that:
Sexual harassment is a human rights violation
Sexual harassment is a violation of the constitutionally
guaranteed fundamental rights:
Articles 14 and 15: Right to equality
Article 21: Right to life - to live with dignity
Article 19(1)(g) - Right to practice any
profession/trade/occupation/business, i.e., a right to a
safe environment free from harassment
There is a need for guidelines to fill the legislative vacuum
42. The Vishaka Judgment - GuidelinesThe Vishaka Judgment - Guidelines
Employer’s duty to
Prevent and prohibit acts of sexual
harassment Article 21: Right to life - to live
with dignity
Redress and resolve grievances pertaining
to sexual harassment
The Guidelines = Law, until such time a
legislative frame work on the subject is enacted
43. The Sexual Harassment of Women at
Workplace(Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal)
Act, 2013
What about
me??
44. ““Sexual Harassment” underSexual Harassment” under
the new lawthe new law
A demand or
request for sexual
favors
Sexual
Harassment
Showing
pornography
Unwelcome physical,
verbal or non-verbal
conduct of sexual nature
Making sexually
colored remarks
Physical contact
and advances
45. Circumstances Considered asCircumstances Considered as
Sexual HarassmentSexual Harassment
Implied/explicit promise of preferential treatment in employment
Implied/explicit threat of detrimental treatment in employment
Implied/explicit threat about present or future employment status
Interference with work or creating an intimidating/hostile
environment
Humiliating treatment, likely to affect health or safety
46. Internal Complaints Committee
Mandatory for establishments employing 10 or
more employees
ICC to be appointed by an order in writing
At least ½ of the membership of the ICC to be
women
ICC to prepare and submit an annual report to the
employer and the District Officer
47. Local Complaints Committee
To be set up in every district
LCC is the grievance redressal body with
respect to:
organisations having less than 10
employees
organisations that have not set up an
ICC
48. Grievance Redressal ProcessGrievance Redressal Process
Incident of Sexual
Harassment
Complaint made
to ICC/LCC
Settlement
Not monetary;
ICC to record
settlement and
forward to LCC
and parties
No further
inquiry
INQUIRY
Reasons for delay to
be recorded in writing
Beyond 3 months
3 months
Employee
requests for a
settlement
No
settlement
Employee does
not request for
settlement
Beyond 3
months
49. The Indian Penal Code Provision
Section 509 - Word, gesture or act intended to insult the
modesty of a woman
Offence:
utterance of any word,
making any sound or gesture
exhibiting any object
With an intention to intrude upon the privacy of such
51. Challenges Faced by Nurses at
Workplace
Workplace mental violence
•Huge amount of workload
•threats, verbal abuse, hostility and
harassment, psychological trauma and
stress.
52. Shortage of staffShortage of staff
• Deficient Manpower
• 0.8 NURSE for 1000 people
• Upto 1:40 nurse patient ratio
54. Long working hours
• Short staffing pattern -results in long
working hours and double shifts of staff
nurses.
• It is evidently affecting the health of the
nurses.
56. Lack of recognition
• There is no support system for nurses and
hence their performances are usually not
projected well.
57. Non-nursing rolesNon-nursing roles
• non-nursing-related work, for e.g., billing,
record keeping, inventory, laundry, diet,
physiotherapy, absconding of patient, etc.,
thereby diminishing time for patient care.
• If at any instance, there is any fault in
these roles, the nurses have to bear the
brunt of that in the form of cancellation of
leaves, salary deductions etc.,
58. Solutions to Curb the
Challenges
• All the listed challenges are somehow
interlinked and interdependent. It is
necessary for us to look deep within these
problems and to reach to the core of these
challenges in order to find resolutions for
the same.
59. Positive practice
environment
• Work environment: There needs to be
employer friendly work environment.
Safety and security of the nurses should
be given importance.
61. Positive team workPositive team work
• A team needs to be taught about
importance of team work and a good team
can always conquer the goal of effective
and quality patient care. It can also
accelerate the focus on curative care of
the patients.
62. Recruitment/retention
policy
• A proper and well planned policy for
recruitment and retention has to be
included in an organization in order to
enhance the manpower for better support
and care.
63. Closing education-service
gap
• Every heath care organization should be
focusing on eradicating the difference
between what is taught to the nurses
during their study period and what is being
done practically by them in hospitals.
64. Workload balance
(Quality/Quantity)
• Workload often leads to unwanted hassles
and loss of mental peace which ultimately
leads to less efficient care. An
organization should try to balance the
workload by distributing it equally
65. Evidence based practice
• Nurses should also deviate a part of their
focus towards evidence based practice.
Various practices have related researches
which can be read by the nurses to see if
that practice is actually effective or not
66. National Policy on Safety, Health andNational Policy on Safety, Health and
Environment at Workplace (NPSHEW)Environment at Workplace (NPSHEW)
20092009
• On the basis of Directive Principles as well
as international instruments the
Government of India, Ministry of Labour &
Employment, had declared the National
Policy on Safety, Health and Environment
at Workplace
67. Legislation on occupational
health and safety
• ILO, which estimates that around 4,03,000 people in India die every year due to work‐
related problems, that is, about 46 every hour6 .
• The Factories Act, 1948 has been amended in 1954, 1990, 1976 and 1987.
• Explosives Act, 1884;
• Petroleum Act; 1934;
• Insecticide Act, 1968;
• Dangerous Machines (Regulations) Act, 1923;
• Indian Atomic Energy Act, 1962;
• Radiological Protection Rules; 1971;
• Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemicals Rules, 1989;
• Electricity Act, 2002.
• The Directorate General of Factory Advice Service and Labour Institutes in the
Ministry of Labour provide inputs for national policies on occupational safety
68. Reference
• Medical Chivalry and Team Work (1927) American
Journal of Nursing 27(5): 367.
• Ramsay, D James (2005) A New Look at Nursing Safety:
The Development and Use of JHAs in the Emergency
Department. The Journal of Sh & e Research 2(2): 1-18.
• https://www.osha.gov/Publications/OSHA3826.pdf
• http://www.truthaboutnursing.org/faq/short-staffed.html
• http://www.nursingworld.org/workenvironment
• http://www.nursingworld. o rg/MainMenuCategories/
WorkplaceSafety/Healthy-Work-Environment
Editor's Notes
Recommended Facilitator Notes: (read the following text out-loud to participants while showing this slide)
More than 5 million U.S. workers perform many different occupations in the healthcare industry.
They are exposed to many safety and health hazards, including violence.
Studies have indicated that healthcare workers are at high risk for experiencing violence in the workplace.
According to estimates performed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), hospital workers are assaulted at rates approximately four times the average for other private-sector industries.
Recommended Facilitator Notes: (read the following text out-loud to participants while showing this slide)
Studies indicate that violence often takes place during times of high activity and interaction with patients, such as at meal times and during visiting hours and patient transportation.
Assaults may occur when service is denied, when a patient is involuntarily admitted, or when a healthcare worker attempts to set limits on eating, drinking, or tobacco or alcohol use.
Recommended Facilitator Notes: (read the following text out-loud to participants while showing this slide)
Some examples of workplace violence in the healthcare setting include:
An elderly patient verbally abused a nurse and pulled her hair when she prevented him from leaving the hospital to go home in the middle of the night.
An agitated psychotic patient attacked a nurse, broke her arm, and scratched and bruised her.
And a disturbed family member whose father had died in surgery at the community healthcare walked into the emergency department and fired a small-caliber handgun, killing a nurse and an emergency medical technician and wounding the emergency physician.
These circumstances of healthcare violence differ from the circumstances of workplace violence in general.
In other workplaces such as convenience stores and taxicabs, violence most often relates to robbery.
Violence in healthcares usually results from patients and occasionally from their family members who feel frustrated, vulnerable, and out of control.
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Although anyone working in the healthcare setting may become a victim of violence, nurses and aides who have the most direct contact with patients are at higher risk.
Other personnel at increased risk of violence include emergency response personnel, safety officers, and all healthcare providers.
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Violence may occur anywhere in a healthcare facility, but it is most frequent in the following areas:
Psychiatric wards
Emergency rooms
Waiting rooms, and
Geriatric units.
Recommended Facilitator Notes: (read the following text out-loud to participants while showing this slide)
The risk factors for violence vary from setting to setting depending on location, size, and type of care.
Common risk factors for violence include the following:
Working directly with volatile people, especially, if they are under the influence of drugs or alcohol or have a history of violence.
Working when understaffed-especially during meal times and visiting hours.
Transporting patients.
Long waits for service.
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Additional risk factors for violence include:
Overcrowded, uncomfortable waiting rooms.
Working alone.
Poor environmental design.
Inadequate security.
Lack of staff training and policies for preventing and managing crises with potentially volatile patients.
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And, our last set of risk factors includes:
Drug and alcohol abuse.
Access to firearms.
Unrestricted movement of the public.
And poorly lit corridors, rooms, parking lots, and other areas.
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To prevent workplace violence, employers should develop a safety and health program that includes management commitment, employee participation, hazard identification, safety and health training, and hazard prevention, control, and reporting.
Employers should evaluate this program periodically.
Although risk factors for violence are specific for each facility and its work scenarios, employers can follow general prevention strategies including:
Environmental Design
Administrative Controls, and
Behavior Modification.
Recommended Facilitator Notes: (read the following text out-loud to participants while showing this slide)
Environmental Designs include:
Develop emergency signaling, alarms, and monitoring systems.
Install security devices such as metal detectors to prevent armed persons from entering the facility.
Install other security devices such as cameras and good lighting in hallways.
Provide security escorts to the parking lots at night.
Design waiting areas to accommodate and assist visitors and patients who may have a delay in service.
Design the triage area and other public areas to minimize the risk of assault:
Provide staff restrooms and emergency exits.
Install enclosed nurses' stations.
Install deep service counters or bullet-resistant and shatterproof glass enclosures in reception areas.
Arrange furniture and other objects to minimize their use as weapons.
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Administrative Controls include:
Designing staffing patterns to prevent personnel from working alone and to minimize patient waiting time.
Restricting the movement of the public by card-controlled access.
And developing a system for alerting security personnel when violence is threatened.
Recommended Facilitator Notes: (read the following text out-loud to participants while showing this slide)
Behavior Modifications may be achieved by providing all workers with training in recognizing and managing assaults, resolving conflicts, and maintaining hazard awareness.
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All healthcare workers should be provided with safety tips for violence prevention.
The safety tips can be categorized in four categories as follows:
Watch for signs of impending violence.
Maintain behavior that helps defuse anger.
Staying alert.
Have an escape plan.
Let’s review these categories.