The Joint Commission’s timely Sentinel Event Alert #59 relative to physical and verbal violence against health care workers reminds me of the #MeToo movement. For too long providers have tolerated and ignored the inappropriate and sometimes harmful actions by patients, visitors and sometimes co-workers. Everyone knows it’s often challenging to provide high quality, safe care in today’s health care environment; but having to withstand abuse that is overlooked makes it intolerable. The Joint Commission provides a free poster providing information and increasing transparency. Let’s all “stand up” to improve the culture for our health care providers.
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