Not Part of the Job

Despite decades of attention to the issue of violence in the workplace by individuals and organizations across the health care spectrum, it is still a widespread problem that nurses face every day in their work environment. Designed to spark a conversation and provide actionable tactics to reduce workplace violence, “Not Part of the Job: How to Take a Stand Against Violence in the Work Setting” offers guidance to practicing nurses on how they can better protect themselves against a wide range of unacceptable behaviors. Not Part of the Job: How to Take a Stand Against Violence in the Work Setting also focuses on the critical importance of collective action and building partnerships among workers, patient advocates, administrators, security personnel and others in order to effect change at the organizational level. Nurses and other health care workers will find this book to be an invaluable resource in the move toward a safer workplace and improved patient care.