Victoria Loconte discuss the preventing measures of Emergency Department Violence

A highly qualified emergency room staff nurse, Victoria Loconte is working at CHA Everett Hospital. She has earned an associate’s degree in nursing from Lawrence Memorial School of Nursing in 2013. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Southern New Hampshire University.

A former nurse manager, Victoria has vast experience in adult, geriatric and pediatric care. She is also proficient in phlebotomy and infusion therapy and has assisted in the care of traumatic injuries and acute cardiac and respiratory arrests.

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Here, Victoria Loconte offers a professional closer look into the preventing measures of Emergency Department (ED) violence. Emergency Departments are the medical safety of our country, and, in order to recruit and retain qualified caregivers for the long term, their safety must be a priority” says emergency staff nurses. It is always worthy to take steps to prevent violence against emergency department caregivers.

Assess and update facility of violence prevention program at the workplace

There should be a comprehensive set of fundamental guidelines that can assist in this assessment. Some of the identified key elements for an effective program include - management commitment and employee involvement, work site analysis, hazard prevention and control, and safety and health training. This program helps in taking specific action to improve onsite security.

Improve the workplace violence prevention training program

The critical component of workplace safety, Victoria says, is staff training and awareness. Perhaps, programs can vary widely from hospital to hospital. There are many facilities that offer programs that do not consist of hands-on training or real-life scenarios. You must ensure that your training program involves all hospital staff members and addresses the specific potential events identified in the risk analysis and program assessment.

Staff support following a violent incident.

According to Victoria Loconte, “providing an opportunity for staff members to review and process an incident in a timely manner can be emotionally beneficial.

Enact a “zero-tolerance” policy and reporting of violent incidents

The violence against the hospital workers is never appropriate, they should understand this. Demonstrate the hospital administrators support violence prevention efforts by regularly communicating about these issues. At each and every staff meeting, the first priority should be only given to safety. The however small or big issue may seem, must encourage reporting of every incident of workplace violence.

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