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Workplace Violence in Healthcare Environments

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MARCOM’s Workplace Violence in Healthcare Environments course is an online training program designed for employees who work in hospitals, urgent care facilities, and other medical environments. The course addresses the healthcare industry’s unique workplace violence challenges and regulatory guidelines, discussing how to identify, handle, and prevent incidents of violence in healthcare settings.

The course also covers the regulations that are in place to protect healthcare workers from violent situations. Areas covered include defining violence in healthcare facilities, OSHA’s Guidelines for preventing violence in healthcare environments, JCAHO requirements for addressing violence in healthcare facilities, identifying and controlling the potential for violence in healthcare settings, education and training about workplace violence for healthcare employees, and how to respond to incidents of violence in your facility.

The course is 100% online, fully self-paced, and accessible on desktop, tablet, and mobile devices.

$19.95
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Topics Covered
  • Defining violence in healthcare facilities
  • OSHA’s Guidelines for preventing violence in healthcare environments
  • JCAHO requirements for addressing violence in healthcare facilities
  • Identifying and controlling the potential for violence in healthcare settings
  • Education and training about workplace violence for healthcare employees
  • How to respond to incidents of violence in your facility
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Course Information

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Course Details at a Glance

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Who Should Take This Course?

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Industries That Require This Training

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What's Included

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  • ✓Mobile-friendly platformTrain on desktop, tablet, or smartphone
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  • ✓30-day satisfaction guaranteeFull refund if you're not satisfied

Course Details at a Glance

Everything you need to know before enrolling in the Workplace Violence in Healthcare Environments.

Detail
Information
OSHA Standard
OSHA Workplace Violence Guidelines & Joint Commission Standards
Course Duration
45-60 minutes
Format
100% online, narrated with photos, video, and interactivity
Passing Score
70% on final exam
Certificate
Personalized certificate, printable immediately upon passing
Languages
English
Device Compatibility
Desktop, tablet, and smartphone
Accepted
Our courses meet federal standards, but state requirements may vary. Please verify before purchase.
Provider
MARCOM (in partnership with eTraining)

Who Should Take the Workplace Violence in Healthcare Environments?

Find out if this training applies to your role, your job site, or your employer's compliance requirements, and whether it matches the certification you need.

  • ✓Nurses, physicians, and clinical staff in hospitals and urgent care facilities
  • ✓Emergency department workers and first responders
  • ✓Patient care technicians and nursing assistants
  • ✓Mental health and behavioral health workers
  • ✓Reception and front desk staff in medical facilities
  • ✓Hospital security personnel
  • ✓Healthcare administrators and safety officers responsible for violence prevention programs

Industries That Require Workplace Violence in Healthcare Environments

Employers across a wide range of industries use this course to meet federal, state, and site-specific safety training requirements for their workforce.

  • ✓Hospitals and health systems
  • ✓Urgent care and emergency medical facilities
  • ✓Mental health and psychiatric treatment centers
  • ✓Long-term care and nursing facilities
  • ✓Outpatient clinics and physician offices
  • ✓Home health care agencies
  • ✓Rehabilitation and physical therapy centers
  • ✓Dental offices and ambulatory surgery centers
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Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about the Workplace Violence in Healthcare Environments.

The course covers defining violence in healthcare facilities, OSHA’s Guidelines for preventing violence in healthcare environments, JCAHO requirements for addressing violence in healthcare facilities, identifying and controlling the potential for violence in healthcare settings, education and training about workplace violence for healthcare employees, and how to respond to incidents of violence in your facility.
OSHA has published Guidelines for Preventing Workplace Violence for Healthcare and Social Service Workers that provide recommendations for healthcare employers to establish workplace violence prevention programs. This course discusses these guidelines and how they apply to healthcare facilities.
JCAHO (the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations) has requirements for addressing violence in healthcare facilities. This course covers these requirements as part of the regulatory framework that healthcare organizations must follow to maintain accreditation and protect their workers.
This healthcare-specific version addresses the unique challenges of healthcare settings, including patient-on-staff violence, interactions with distressed family members, and regulatory requirements specific to healthcare. It covers OSHA’s Guidelines for healthcare violence prevention and JCAHO requirements, which are not covered in the general version. The learning objectives also focus on understanding the purpose of a Workplace Violence Prevention Program specific to healthcare facilities.
Yes. eTraining’s Workplace Violence in Healthcare Environments course is 100% online and fully self-paced. There is no in-person component required. The course uses a combination of audio, full-motion video, text, and graphics.
This course is provided by MARCOM in partnership with eTraining. MARCOM uses a combination of audio, full-motion video, text, and colorful graphics to deliver interactive safety and regulatory compliance training.
Upon completing the course, you should understand the hazards associated with aggressive behavior in healthcare environments, understand the purpose and content of a Workplace Violence Prevention Program, know safe practices to help prevent violent behavior in your facility, and know what to do if violence occurs while you are at work.
The Workplace Violence in Healthcare Environments course is an online training program that addresses the healthcare industry’s unique workplace violence challenges and regulatory guidelines. It covers how to identify, handle, and prevent incidents of violence in hospitals, urgent care facilities, and other medical environments. It also covers OSHA’s Guidelines for preventing violence in healthcare and JCAHO requirements.
Yes. The course is accessible on desktop computers, laptops, tablets, and smartphones. Your progress saves automatically on the same device, so you can pause and resume at any time.
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