4031-25: When Push Comes to Shove: Reducing Workplace Violence (WPV) on an Inpatient Psychiatric Unit 

This dynamic presentation offers access to the successful, proactive strategies used by one inpatient psychiatric unit in reducing workplace violence (WPV) by predicting, protecting, and preventing escalation. Participants will leave with innovative, preemptive approaches to implement on their own journeys to improve safety and satisfaction for patients and staff.

Presenters:  Mullane Harrington, MPH, BSN, RN, PMH-BC, MHP; Natalie Zender, BSN, RN, PMH-BC

Disclosures:  The APNA planners and faculty have no relevant financial relationships to disclose. Off-label uses will not be discussed during this presentation.

Session Length:  45 minutes

Target Audience:  RN

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

• Identify one strategy to predict, prevent, or protect from workplace violence (WPV).

Key Takeaway(s): 

• Evidence-based assessment tools can help prevent WPV. 
• Implementing relevant care plans can help protect against WPV. 
• Staff can learn to prevent WPV by shifting unit culture.

Keywords:  Workplace Violence (WPV), Inpatient Psychiatric Unit, Violence Prevention

Nursing Continuing Professional Development:
0.75 contact hours.  * In order to receive contact hours, you must: Listen to the entire presentation, complete the reflection activity, evaluation, and honor statement before the expiration date. Once all steps are successfully completed, a certificate will be generated online and available for you to print immediately. Contact hours cannot be awarded unless all required components 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.

Release Date:  December 23, 2025
Access to this course will end:  December 1, 2028

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