Health News Ohio Nurses, Doctors Call For Legislation To Prevent Violence In Health Care Settings

New domestic violence health care standards under recent Ohio bill

Among them, medical practitioners would have to conduct private interviews and document possible abuse-related injuries to add to the patient’s medical records. Read More

Ohio’s ‘Break the Silence Act’ would create consistent standards to help domestic violence survivors

Maria York, policy director at Ohio Domestic Violence Network, explained how the Break the Silence Act would be implemented when a domestic violence survivor shows up at a hospital or urgent care with ... Read More

Violence at health care sites is on the rise. 'Threatened more times than I can count.'

Rick Lucas sees his fair share of violence on the job. The 41-year-old, who works as a nurse at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, recalled one situation when he admitted a ... Read More

Licking Memorial Hospital is tackling the growing issue of workplace violence. Here's how

Licking Memorial Hospital is increasing safety measures to address a nationwide rise in workplace violence against health care workers. Healthcare workers are five times more likely to experience ... Read More