title: Workplace violence prevention for healthcare workers-an online course.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Workplace assaults against healthcare workers originate from many sources, but are predominantly committed by patients. Therefore, training in strategies for preventing patient-on-nurse violence is very important throughout a nurse's career.
  
  
  METHODS
  The online course described in this article presents prevention strategies from the institutional and individual levels. These are reinforced by video case studies of five real-life incidents with key learning points discussed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The physical and psychological consequences of workplace assaults can result in higher absenteeism, increased turnover, decreased job satisfaction, lower productivity, and a host of other negative outcomes.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Preventing these negative outcomes is beneficial to the nurse, the patients, and the organization. This course provides a convenient interactive tool that uses units approximately 20 minutes in duration with stop and pick up where you left off capabilities.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The free online course will be available starting in the summer or fall of 2012.
authors: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, WV, USA. dhartley@cdc.gov
authors: Daniel
authors: D
authors: Hartley
authors: Marilyn
authors: M
authors: Ridenour
authors: John
authors: J
authors: Craine
authors: Barbara
authors: B
authors: Costa
mesh_terms: D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000193:education*; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000517:prevention & control; D019145:Rehabilitation Nursing / Q000193:education*; D013192:Staff Development / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration; D014754:Violence / Q000517:prevention & control*