A new study takes a look at precursors to workplace violence and suggests employees can be educated to spot warning signs.
Researchers at Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit studied 214 incidents of workplace violence at a Midwestern hospital system that included seven hospitals. Employees at the hospitals were required to record these incidents in a centralized electronic system.
A key finding: Healthcare workers were often taken by surprise by patient outbursts. The researchers theorize that staff are missing signals or need to be educated about what leads to violent incidents.
