The APA has reported that the majority of employees working from home say they experienced negative mental health impacts, including isolation, loneliness and difficulty getting away from work at the end of the day.
Several factors increase a nurse’s risk of facing workplace violence, including directly dealing with patients who have a history of violence or who may be delirious or under the influence of drugs.
Managing health and safety can be challenging; but it’s not nearly as complicated or time-consuming as you might think, as the biggest pitfall of all is to ignore this important issue and rely on luck.
With definitive reporting across medical facilities, stakeholders have the best chance of catching potential hazards and correcting them. The potential for an improved standard of care for patients becomes evident and employee safety is vastly improved.
Lone workers are nothing new, but due to COVID-19, employer’s duty of care has fundamentally changed and a business’s approach to health and safety is evolving.