Host: Timothy Morgenthaler, MD @DrTimMorg Guests: Molly, Nurse Practitioner, Mayo Clinic and Tracey, Gift Shop Manager, Mayo Clinic Across the world, hospital violence has been a quiet, growing epidemic. Did you know that health care workers are at five times greater risk of being injured by violence than employees in any other private sector industry? Since 2011, labor department data shows that hospitals have seen roughly a 60% increase in the rate of attacks reported against health care workers. What are the chances that you might be the victim of violence in your workplace? More importantly, how do you think that would affect you? Today we are going to hear up close and personal from some people at the front lines and their experiences with workplace violence. Find out more about Mayo Clinic’s Quality program at https://www.mayoclinic.org/about-mayo-clinic/quality/. Connect with us on Twitter or Facebook using #mayokeyintoquality or at: https://www.facebook.com/MayoClinic https://twitter.com/MayoClinic
Host: Timothy Morgenthaler, MD @DrTimMorg
Guests: Molly, Nurse Practitioner, Mayo Clinic and Tracey, Gift Shop Manager, Mayo Clinic
Across the world, hospital violence has been a quiet, growing epidemic. Did you know that health care workers are at five times greater risk of being injured by violence than employees in any other private sector industry? Since 2011, labor department data shows that hospitals have seen roughly a 60% increase in the rate of attacks reported against health care workers. What are the chances that you might be the victim of violence in your workplace? More importantly, how do you think that would affect you?
Today we are going to hear up close and personal from some people at the front lines and their experiences with workplace violence.
Find out more about Mayo Clinic’s Quality program at https://www.mayoclinic.org/about-mayo-clinic/quality/.
Connect with us on Twitter or Facebook using #mayokeyintoquality or at:
https://www.facebook.com/MayoClinic
https://twitter.com/MayoClinic