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To enhance the learner’s understanding of family violence, causes, physical, psychological and behavioral indicators; and family violence prevention.

To enhance the participant’s awareness of workplace violence, risks, risk factors, and prevention strategies.

To increase the participant’s awareness of occupational hazards that can occur in the home health care setting and measures that can be taken to prevent injury should hazards occur. Hazards addressed include occupational stress; workplace violence infectious diseases; and exposure to unsanitary work conditions, environmental temperature extremes, travel risks, falls, and chemical hazards.

Any place of work is susceptible to violence in the workplace. An active shooter is a person actively engaged in killing or attempting to keep people in a confined space or other populated areas. This course guides nurses to respond in an active shooter wherever they are, including a hospital, nursing home, outpatient clinic, or any other health care facility.

To review safety measures every employee can practice to remain safe in the healthcare environment.