In February this year, Windsor-Essex Chapter, MHNIG and Sigma hosted a session on Violence in Nursing that explored the prevalence of violence in nursing, barriers to change and some of the recommendations. In this follow-up session, Andrew Marlowe, RN, MN, MBA, Chair of the MHNIG and Practice Consultant for Safer Hospitals will:
review highlights from session 1 re: prevalence and perceived barriers
review the key safety recommendations from a variety of agencies
identify strategies that are working in different sectors (acute care, LTC, primary care, community nursing to bring to your agency
discuss possible ways forward as a united group
This session is open to all members of the nursing family--RN, NP, student nurses, RPN's, PSW's, acute care, long term care, community, politicians, administrators