A Risk Assessment Screening Tool for Community Health Care Workers

Given the shift to community-based care, health care providers are facing an increased risk of workplace violence. The process of minimizing risk for staff providing home visits is a challenge and has not been extensively studied. The authors describe the development and implementation of a risk ass...

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Published in:Home Health Care Management & Practice
Main Authors: Lundrigan, Elaine, Hutchings, Darlene, Mathews, Maria, Lynch, Anne, Goosney, Joanne
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publications 2009
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Newfoundland
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1084822309348893
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1084822309348893
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Summary:Given the shift to community-based care, health care providers are facing an increased risk of workplace violence. The process of minimizing risk for staff providing home visits is a challenge and has not been extensively studied. The authors describe the development and implementation of a risk assessment instrument in a regional health authority in Newfoundland. The instrument aids community workers to identify and manage potential workplace violence risks. The process and risk assessment instrument may be useful to other health care organizations interested in promoting workplace safety.

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