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- Find Your Legislator
- Find your Massachusetts Legislator by name, town or zip code
- Find your Massachusetts Legislator by name, town or zip code
- OSHA: Safety and Health Topics: Workplace Violence
- U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA - Workplace Violence
- U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA - Workplace Violence
- OSHA: Worker Rights and Protections
- Sample Letter to Congress – by ASBMB
- By the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- By the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- ANA: American Nurses Association
- Full-service professional organization representing the interests of the nation's 3.4 million registered nurses
- Full-service professional organization representing the interests of the nation's 3.4 million registered nurses
- CDC: U.S. Centers Disease Control & Prevention
- CDC 24/7: Saving Lives, Protecting People
- CDC 24/7: Saving Lives, Protecting People
- Congress.org
- Nonpartisan news and information Web site.
- Nonpartisan news and information Web site.
- CountyOffice.org
- Internet database of county government offices in the United States.
- Internet database of county government offices in the United States.
- DOJ: US Department of Justice
- To enforce the law and defend the interests of the United States according to the law
- To enforce the law and defend the interests of the United States according to the law
- DOL: US Department of Labor
- To foster, promote, and develop the welfare of the wage earners, job seekers, and retirees of the United States
- To foster, promote, and develop the welfare of the wage earners, job seekers, and retirees of the United States
- Educate to mitigate workplace violence in healthcare–Part 1
- Increased tensions during the COVID-19 pandemic have contributed to a spate of violent incidents, many of them directed at healthcare workers (HCWs).
- Increased tensions during the COVID-19 pandemic have contributed to a spate of violent incidents, many of them directed at healthcare workers (HCWs).
- Educate to mitigate workplace violence in healthcare–Part 2
- Protecting healthcare staff from physical and verbal abuse has always been a part of nurse leaders’ responsibilities, but the increase in workplace violence (WPV) since the start of COVID-19 has made that even more challenging than in the past. In the first article of this two-part series, OR Manager looked at some indicators of this trend and discussed the Medical University of South Carolina’s Hospital Safe Zones campaign (OR Manager, August 2021, pp 1, 12-13, 17).
- Protecting healthcare staff from physical and verbal abuse has always been a part of nurse leaders’ responsibilities, but the increase in workplace violence (WPV) since the start of COVID-19 has made that even more challenging than in the past. In the first article of this two-part series, OR Manager looked at some indicators of this trend and discussed the Medical University of South Carolina’s Hospital Safe Zones campaign (OR Manager, August 2021, pp 1, 12-13, 17).
- ENA: Emergency Nurses Association
- Safe Practice, Safe Care
- Safe Practice, Safe Care
- FBI Academy – Workplace Violence: Issues in Response (PDF)
- FBI Critical Incident Response Group, National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime, Quantico, Virginia - March 2004
- FBI Critical Incident Response Group, National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime, Quantico, Virginia - March 2004
- FBI: Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Our mission is to help protect you, your children, your communities, and your businesses
- Our mission is to help protect you, your children, your communities, and your businesses
- FBI: Federal Bureau of Investigation – Workplace Violence
- FBI Workplace Violence
- FBI Workplace Violence
- FBI: Violence in the Workplace – Preventing It; Managing It
- HEHNA: The Healthcare Employee Health Nurses Association of New England
- An association of and for nurses who work in Employee/ Occupational Health in healthcare facilities across New England, and others who share that interest.
- An association of and for nurses who work in Employee/ Occupational Health in healthcare facilities across New England, and others who share that interest.
- HHS: US Department of Health & Human Services
- It is the mission of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) to enhance and protect the health and well-being of all Americans.
- It is the mission of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) to enhance and protect the health and well-being of all Americans.
- How to Prepare for Active Shooter Events
- Gun-related violence is an increasing threat in healthcare settings, including perianesthesia departments and ASCs.
- Gun-related violence is an increasing threat in healthcare settings, including perianesthesia departments and ASCs.
- How to Write Effective Letters to Congress
- From U.S. Congress: Actions and Information on About.com
- From U.S. Congress: Actions and Information on About.com
- Jeanne White – Social Connections
- Guest radio interviews by host Jeanne White
- Guest radio interviews by host Jeanne White
- Mass Legal Services
- The Legislative Process in Massachusetts
- The Legislative Process in Massachusetts
- MassCOSH: Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational and Health Safety
- MassCOSH strives to ensure that all workers earn their living and return home alive and well.
- MassCOSH strives to ensure that all workers earn their living and return home alive and well.
- MNA: Massachusetts Nurses Association
- Since its founding in 1903, the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA) has been the most powerful and effective voice on nursing and health care in the Commonwealth.
- Since its founding in 1903, the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA) has been the most powerful and effective voice on nursing and health care in the Commonwealth.
- MNA: Massachusetts Nurses Association Workplace Violence & Abuse Prevention
- Resources and articles on the topic of workplace violence and abuse prevention
- Resources and articles on the topic of workplace violence and abuse prevention
- My Occupational Defense
- Hands-on workshops for healthcare professionals.
- Hands-on workshops for healthcare professionals.
- NIOSH: National Institute of Occupational Safety & Health
- Providing National and World Leadership to Prevent Workplace Illnesses and Injuries
- Providing National and World Leadership to Prevent Workplace Illnesses and Injuries
- NIOSH: Workplace Violence Prevention for Nurses Training and Education
- The purpose of this course is to help healthcare workers better understand the scope and nature of violence in the healthcare workplace.
- The purpose of this course is to help healthcare workers better understand the scope and nature of violence in the healthcare workplace.
- OSHA – How to File a Complaint and Helpful Links
- OSHA and Workplace Violence: How to file and complain and useful website links.
- OSHA and Workplace Violence: How to file and complain and useful website links.
- OSHA: Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- Assure safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women by setting and enforcing standards and by providing training, outreach, education and assistance.
- Assure safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women by setting and enforcing standards and by providing training, outreach, education and assistance.
- Sample Letter or Email to Congress – in Support of SB 765/HB 795
- Sample letter or email in support of SB 765/HB795.
- Sample letter or email in support of SB 765/HB795.
- Scrubs Magazine for Nurses
- The nurse's guide to good living.
- The nurse's guide to good living.
- Why Massachusetts Must Pass Stricter Legislation
- Why Massachusetts Must Pass Legislation Making Assault on Healthcare Workers a Felony
- Why Massachusetts Must Pass Legislation Making Assault on Healthcare Workers a Felony