It is the position of the CSPS that violence in the workplace is unacceptable and must not be tolerated. (Adopted 10.09.07, Modified 2.25.09) 

• OSHA Guidelines for Preventing Workplace Violence for Health Care & Social Service Workers

• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Hospital eTool - Healthcare Wide Hazards Module-Workplace Violence

• NIOSH: Violence Occupational Hazards in Hospitals

• ANA: Workplace Violence

• ICN: Abuse and Violence Against Nursing Personnel

• ICN Guidelines for Coping with Violence in the Workplace

• ICN: Workplace Violence in the Health Sector

• AACN: Workplace Violence Prevention

• American Association of Occupational Health Nurses (AAOHN): The Occupational Health Nurse's Role in Preventing and Reducing Workplace Violence

• New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) Position Statement on Workplace Violence

• AST: Position Statement Code of Ethics

• AST: Position Statement Teamwork

• Joint Commission: Preventing Violence in the Health Care Setting

• ACS: 2018 ACS Governors Survey: The Disruptive and impaired surgeon

Additional articles regarding workplace violence:
USA Today article published 9/20/15 'Disruptive' doctors rattle nurses, increase safety risks
Abstract from Academic Medicine, Vol. 87, No. 7 / July 2012 Perspective: A Culture of Respect, Part 1: The Nature and Causes of Disrespectful Behavior by Physicians

Abstract from Academic Medicine, Vol 87, No. 7/ July 2012 Perspective: A Culture of Respect, Part 2: Creating a Culture of Respect