Review the ANA’s Statement on workplace

Step 1: Review the ANA’s Statement on workplace violence for nurses

 Download ANA’s Statement on workplace violence for nurses

• As well as the ANA webpage on workplace violence.
  • Note the different types of workplace violence and the variation in state level legislation regarding this topic.

Step 2: Research your Pennsylvania state laws regarding nurse assault

• By visiting the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) website (Links to an external site.) for your state’s Nurse Practice Act.

Step 3: Address the following questions in a forum prompt:

• What are the main ideas of the ANA regarding nurses and workplace violence?
• Identify your state and describe your state’s laws regarding nurse assault.
• Is there a legal penalty in your state for assaulting a nurse? What is that penalty?
• Explain why that penalty is a good preventative measure or why it is not. Provide details to substantiate your stance on the penalty.
• Reflect upon your workplace experience.
  • How does the nurse’s role includes practices that help to ensure a secure workplace?
  • What security interventions are in place to protect you and your patients?
  • What additional interventions might be enacted to make it even safer?