Increasingly, health care professionals find that they must protect themselves from harm, even as they care for their patients.
A new Patient and Visitor Code of Conduct addressing acts of mistreatment and discrimination is now in effect at Vanderbilt Health’s hospitals and clinics.
Ongoing initiatives to reduce acts of violence or other disrespectful behaviors toward VUMC health care workers are vital for the well-being of both our people and our patients were among the topics discussed at the Leadership Assembly.
As aggressive behavior toward health care providers is on the rise nationally, Vanderbilt’s Workplace Violence Prevention Committee has recently developed stronger policies to help protect employees.
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