As National Nurses Week wraps up, we want to salute the valuable and courageous work done by nurses at all levels of care. We highlighted the efforts of nurses this week and will continue to do so. Thanks to our partners, Collette Health and Drexel University, this week for their support.
A new survey from Crisis Prevention Institute finds that healthcare professionals do not feel confident with the workplace violence prevention training they receive. This leaves them unprepared to deal with the increased wave of violence in their organizations.
The Change incident is not alone. In 2023, more than 540 organizations and 112 million individuals were affected by healthcare data breaches reported to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), compared to 590 organizations and 48.6 million impacted individuals in 2022. The incidents have become increasingly complicated, and the money at stake is only growing larger.
On episode 103 of PSQH: The Podcast, Deborah Koivula, Outreach Coordinator for Statewide Peer Assistance for Nurses in New York, talks about how provider organizations can better support nurses struggling with substance abuse disorders. This episode is part of PSQH's activities for National Nurses Week, sponsored by Collette Health & Drexel University.
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