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Are you a healthcare worker who has been assaulted, or know someone who has? Violence against healthcare workers has reached epidemic levels, and emergency nurses are particularly at risk. Assaults on healthcare staff are leading to life-changing injuries, PTSD, and even death. According to the American Nurses Association, workplace violence is one of the most complex and dangerous occupational hazards facing nurses working in today's health care environment. With this epidemic of violence increasing, nurses often perceive it as part of their job. Author Sheila Wilson, RN, BSN, MPH, has worked as a nurse for over 40 years, including 17 years in the ER environment. Within her career, she has been a direct witness to, and victim of, violent assault. Since co-founding Stop Healthcare Violence in 2009, Sheila has dedicated ongoing efforts to public outreach and education surrounding the growing pandemic of healthcare violence, supporting victims of assault, and lobbying for legislative change. This ebook helps healthcare providers identify potentially dangerous situations, protect and advocate for themselves, learn what employers and administrators can and should do to mitigate workplace violence, and understand something very important: being a victim of assault is not acceptable, and it is not within your job description. "Working as individuals as well as collaboratively, it is possible to harness and diminish this frightening and growing epidemic of violence against healthcare providers.
About the Author
Sheila Wilson, RN, BSN, MPH is an emergency room nurse, leader, and activist. She has worked both in clinical and administrative management positions, as well as executive leadership roles. As a clinician and in-patient care manager, she works with HIV/AIDS, TB, and substance abuse patients, as well as under-served populations in the Boston area. Sheila conducts ongoing educational training and outreach services on a multitude of topics including her latest endeavor, workplace violence, and has been published in a number of print and online magazines and journals. She enjoys spending her free time surrounded by friends, colleagues, her husband, children, and grandchildren.