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    • Our Team
    • History
    • Mission, Vision, Values
    • Anti-discrimination Policy
  • OUR WORK
    • Community Response
    • US Department of Justice
    • Law Enforcement
    • Workplace Violence Prevention
    • Education
    • Our Clients
    • Testimonials
  • Methodology
    • Roleplay
    • What is EQ?
  • Contact

Work Place Violence Prevention in Healthcare

DESIGN CHALLENGE:
Several emergency room combative patient incidents resulted in a hospital loosing valuable staff members and suffering from a lowering of staff moral.

PROJECT RESULT: 
Combative patient injuries reduced by 50% over a year.

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Image above: Professional Role-player and head of hospital security preparing for a role-play session with the students. ​

DESIGN PROCESS:
Research & synthesis:
  • Interviewed security staff and viewed footage of violent incidents.
  • Shadowed emergency room staff during their shift, interviewing them to identify physical, procedural and skill related risks.
  • Reviewed state and federal guidelines for work place violence prevention.
  • Facilitated meetings between multi-disciplinary hospital leadership teams to present research findings and brainstorm solutions.
  • Adjusted hospital protocols and procedures based on findings.​

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Image: The hard restraints used for restraining patients to a hospital bed.

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The application of patient restraints proved to be a hot and emotional topic during the ideation and validation phases of the project. Discussions and preparatory role-play sessions revealed disparate views among hospital staff about the use of restraints in the hospital setting. ​

​Ideation, selection & validation based on research findings:
  • Developed a two-day and one-day on-site training with a didactic and facilitated role-play component. Key staff (including informal leaders and program champions) participated in the two-day training and the remaining staff participated in the one-day training.
  • Students engaged in group discussion and activities to resolve role-play scenarios developed from actual situations that had occurred in the hospital.
  • Student suggestions generated during classes where recorded, discussed with hospital leadership and, in some cases implemented as procedures.

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