Identifying quality indicators to measure workplace violence in healthcare settings: a rapid review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Workplace violence (WPV) in healthcare is a growing challenge posing significant risks to patient care and employee well-being. Existing metrics to measure WPV in healthcare settings often fail to provide decision-makers with an adequate reflection of WPV due to the complexity of the issue. This increases the difficulty for decision-makers to evaluate WPV in healthcare settings and implement interventions that can produce sustained improvements.

Objective

This study aims to identify and compile a list of quality indicators that have previously been utilized to measure WPV in healthcare settings. The identified quality indicators serve as tools, providing leadership with the necessary information on the state of WPV within their organization or the impact of WPV pr

SUBMITTER: Lyver B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10870575 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature