title: Safeguarding health care workers.
abstract: Editor's note: The International Council of Nurses (ICN) is a federation of more than 130 international nursing organizations. We invited the ICN to contribute a periodic column highlighting some of its initiatives to address global nursing issues. For more information, see the ICN Web site at www.icn.ch.
authors.affiliation: David Benton is the chief executive officer and Lindsey Williamson is the communications officer of the International Council of Nurses, Geneva, Switzerland. Contact author: Lindsey Williamson, williamson@icn.ch. The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Benton
authors.forename: Lindsey
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Williamson
mesh_terms: D006282:Health Personnel / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007392:International Council of Nurses; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards*; D014754:Violence / Q000517:prevention & control*