Our Patients are Safe When We Are Safe: Workplace Violence and Back Injury Prevention in Health Care Facilities

Course Description

Nurses and other health care workers experience some of the highest rates of work-related injuries and illnesses of any occupation in the United States. Most nurses experience back pain and other musculoskeletal disorders at some point in their career. Workplace violence continues to accelerate and can cause both physical injuries and significant anxiety, stress, and trauma for nurses. Both musculoskeletal injuries and workplace violence are major contributors to nurses leaving the profession. And the reality is, when nurses are at risk, patients are also at risk.

Health care employers have a legal and ethical obligation to provide a safe and healthy care environment free from hazards. This class will analyze the issues of workplace violence and back injuries and how they threaten nurses’ health and safety at work. We will examine the evidence on available prevention measures that would effectively protect nurses and patients. The class will conclude with a discussion regarding the tools that nurses can use to advocate for safer patient care conditions.

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this class, participants should be able to:

Describe significant causes of work-related injuries and illnesses to nurses.
Discuss prevention measures required to create safe patient care conditions.

Instructors:

Sarah Swinnerton and/or Rocelyn de Leon-Minch and/or Jane Thomason

Course Information:

This will be a 3-hour online class via Zoom for 3 hours of continuing education credits.
You will receive Zoom information for this class, via email, a week before your class date.
Registrations will close for these classes at 9am on the prior business day.

Dates:

Monday, January 12 - 1pm to 4pm PT/4pm to 7pm ET
Wednesday, February 18 - 9am to 12pm PT/12pm to 3pm ET
Friday, February 20 - 1pm to 4pm PT/4pm to 7pm ET
Thursday, March 19 - 10am to 1pm PT/1pm to 4pm ET
Tuesday, April 21 - 12pm to 3pm PT/3pm to 6pm ET
Thursday, April 23 - 10am to 1pm PT/1pm to 4pm ET

CE courses are free to National Nurses United members. Classes are only offered to direct-care and staff RNs.

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Select a class date — please note, if you fill out this form more than once, only your most recent selection is logged.* Monday, January 12 - 1pm to 4pm PT/4pm to 7pm ET Wednesday, February 18 - 9am to 12pm PT/12pm to 3pm ET Friday, February 20 - 1pm to 4pm PT/4pm to 7pm ET Thursday, March 19 - 10am to 1pm PT/1pm to 4pm ET Tuesday, April 21 - 12pm to 3pm PT/3pm to 6pm ET Tuesday, April 23 - 10am to 1pm PT/1pm to 4pm ET

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