Violence Incident Report (VIR)
Why do we fill out VIR form?
What is: to keep a log of all workplace violence incidents in order to identify trends and methods of hazard control
86%
What is nurses who have either witnessed or experienced workplace violence
WPV stands for
What is Workplace Violence
Security's extension
What is 1370
Are Horizontal Violence and Vertical Violence considered Workplace Violence?
YES
Who fills out VIR forms?
Who are:
anyone involved in the incident
1 in 5 report
What is face workplace violence at least once a week
Definition of WPV
What is Violent acts, including physical assaults and threats of assault, directed toward persons at work or on duty.
Types of belongings confiscated by security
What is: weapons of any type, cigarette lighters
Displaced violence directed against one's peers rather than adversaries
What is Horizontal or Lateral Violence
VIR Forms are kept where?
What is in the HBS room
25%
What are nurses who are not sure how to report workplace violence
The spectrum of WPV ranges from
What is offensive language to homicide
When do trauma/code 3 patients get screened for weapons?
What is, after being cleared by medical team
Behavior conducted by a superior or supervisor that could reasonably be considered humiliating, intimidating, or demeaning to an individual or group of individuals
What is Vertical Violence
The person you give the VIR from to
Who is your ANM
More than 50%
What is healthcare workers who believe workplace violence is a serious problem where they work
5 examples of WPV
What is:
o Threatening behavior – shaking fists, destroying property, vandalism, sabotage, theft, throwing objects.
o Verbal or written threats - expression of intent to inflict harm.
o Harassment - behavior that demeans, embarrasses, humiliates, annoys, alarms or verbally abuses a person and that is known or would be expected to be unwelcome. Included are words, gestures, pranks, arguments, psychological trauma, rumors, intimidation, bullying, or other inappropriate activities.
o Verbal abuse - swearing, insults or condescending language.
o Physical attacks - hitting, shoving, pushing or kicking. Extremes include rape, arson and murder.
o Bullying - uninvited physical contact; “sarcastic jokes” and “teasing” used as insult delivery systems; withering e-mail flames; status slaps intended to humiliate their victims; rude interruptions; two-faced attacks; dirty looks
How many panic buttons are in the department?
What is ____
4 types of Horizontal Violence
What are:
Nonverbal behavior: such as ignoring a peer, eye rolling
Verbal behavior: sarcastic, snide, rude or demeaning comments to them or talking behind their back, shouting or using condescending or patronizing tone
Sabotage: deliberately setting another nurse up for failure
Broken confidence: gossiping, sharing information that is meant to be private
Actions/inactions: allocating unrealistic workloads, refusing assistance, shoving someone or slamming things, deliberately withholding information
Passive aggressive behavior: backstabbing, complaining to others about a person but not speak to that person directly, deliberately setting someone up for failure
4 items required on a VIR form
What is:
date, specific location, manager & security notified, violence directed towards, assailants name, armed or unarmed, predisposing factors, type of incident, type of weapon was used, How was the weapon obtained, injured, who was injured, name, phone, injury, witnesses, was law enforcement notified, agency name and incident #, Description of observation, threat, incident, or activity, Disposition of assailant, was EAP provided, was ERRF completed
76%
What is healthcare workers who suffer from psychological injury
Types of WPV:
Type 1, Type 2, Type 3, Type 4
What are:
Type I – The aggressor has no legitimate business relationship to the workplace and usually enters the affected workplace to commit a robbery or other criminal act such as robbery.
Type II – The aggressor is either the recipient or the object, of a service provided by the affected workplace or the victim, such as a current or former client, patient, customer, passenger, criminal suspect, inmate or prisoner.
Type III – The aggressor has some employment-related involvement with the affected workplace such as a current or former employee, supervisor, manager; a current/former spouse or significant other, a relative, friend; or so
Type Iv: when the perpetrator has a personal relationship with the employee but not with the workplace
Location of panic buttons in tents
What is RC next to PAs, Triage behind 2nd nurse, Radiology next to biohazard bin and Resp tent____
31%