Oregon State Association of Occupational Health Nurses

Pulling It All Together: What Can Nurses Do to Prevent Workplace Violence?

Webinar/Online

Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at 11:00am PT - 12:00pm PT
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Topic

Worker and patient Safety culture; Best Practices to prevent violence; Self-care resources.

Credits Offered

This event offers 1.0 contact hour to attendees.
Accreditation Info: Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, CEP#13791.

Additional Information

This is the third of three webinars that focus on how nurses can protect themselves (and their patients and co-workers) from both physical and mental harm and how they can assist in leading and participating in WPV prevention efforts in their workplace. 

This webinar focuses on how nurses can support and facilitate an effective WPV program and identifies best practices nurses can use to promote personal safety related to preventing and managing WPV in their daily practice. Resources that nurses can access to enhance or develop a WPV program and that assist with self-care when exposed to occupational violence will be identified. 

After taking this course, you should be able to:
  • Define what nurses can do to support and facilitate an effective WPV program and culture of worker and patient safety.
  • Identify best practices to promote personal safety related to preventing and managing WPV in daily nursing practice.
  • Identify resources that nurses can access to enhance or develop a WPV program and that assist with self-care when exposed to occupational violence.

Speakers

Lynda Enos
Lynda Enos RN, MS, COHN-S, CPE

Co-Chair Oregon Coalition for Healthcare Ergonomics (OCHE)
Certified Professional Ergonomist
Ergonomics/Human Factors Consultant
HumanFit, LLC

Ms. Enos is a certified occupational health nurse and certified professional ergonomist with over 30 years of work and consulting experience in industrial and health care ergonomics and safety including prevention of workplace violence. Ms. Enos is a thought leader, published author and international speaker who has authored a comprehensive workplace violence prevention toolkit and partners with state hospital associations and insurers around the country to conduct violence prevention workshops for numerous healthcare organizations. Ms. Enos is a subject matter expert for several regulatory and research entities including, the American Nurses Association and the Joint Commission.

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No cost

Third (live) of three webinars, available at no cost. Two prior recorded webinars available.