Recently, we’ve explored how violence can affect our patients. Now, let’s how explore how we as emergency medicine providers are affected by violence in our own department. In part I of this two part series, we talk with UC Davis ED Charge Nurse and Assistant Nurse Manager, Brian Stroben, about workplace violence – what it is, how it affects us, and some things we can do to mitigate risk and keep our teams safe. 

Have you had a personal experience with workplace violence in your ED? Share your experience with us on social media, @empulsepodcast, or through our website, ucdavisem.com.

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Hosts:

Dr. Julia Magaña, Associate Professor of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at UC Davis

Dr. Sarah Medeiros, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at UC Davis

Guest:

Brian Stroben, Charge Nurse and Assistant Nurse Manager in the UC Davis Department of Emergency  Medicine

Resources:

Understanding Agitation: De-escalation video by Dr. Scott Zeller

Violence in the Emergency Department: Resources for a Safer Workplace – from the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP)

Violence and it’s Impact on the Emergency Nurse – Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) Position Statement

Stene J, Larson E, Levy M, Dohlman M. Workplace violence in the emergency department: giving staff the tools and support to report. Perm J. 2015;19(2):e113-e117. doi:10.7812/TPP/14-187

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Thank you to the UC Davis Department of Emergency Medicine for supporting this podcast and to Orlando Magaña at OM Audio Productions for audio production services.