2108-21: Implementing a Workplace Violence (WPV) Prevention Bundle on Inpatient Psychiatric Units

Supported by unit and system leadership, an Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) Fellowship team consisting of bedside nurses successfully responded to increased workplace violence (WPV) events system-wide by implementing a WPV Bundle to identify and treat patients at increased risk for violence in a multi-hospital system.

Presenters:  Hagar Osei, BSN, RN; Leslie Hicks, BSN, RN-BC; Patricia Achama, BSN, BSHA

Disclosures:  The presenters and planners have no conflict of interest or commercial support to disclose.  Off-label use of medications will not be discussed during this presentation.

Session Length:  30 minutes

Target Audience:  RN

Learning Outcome:
Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to: 

• Examine the development, implementation, and effectiveness of a Workplace Violence (WPV) Bundle to decrease WPV incidences in inpatient psychiatric units.

Keywords:  Workplace Violence, Br set Violence Checklist (BVC), Aggression

Nursing Continuing Professional Development:
0.5 contact hours.  * In order to receive contact hours, you must: Listen to presentation, complete an evaluation, and earn a passing score on the post-test before the expiration date. You will have 5 tries to correctly answer the questions on the post-test and a score of 80% is required to pass. Once you have passed and completed an evaluation, the certificate will be generated online, available for you to print immediately. You cannot earn credit unless all steps are completed.

The American Psychiatric Nurses Association is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Originally Presented
APNA 35th Annual Conference

The contact hours for this session expire:  November 30, 2024