SKAGI staffing and workplace violence

Let no nurse stand alone.

Some of us have been victims or have witnessed violence in our workplace. Many of us have had to work short staffed.

Join with other Skagit nurses and add your voice to this survey.

Your name and responses will be kept anonymous. We value your opinion and do not want you to feel are putting yourself in harm’s way by participating. Your identifying information, however, is critical to our data collection.

Contact and demographic information is required before you progress to the survey questions.

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* 1. Please enter your personal contact information

Name

Personal Email Address

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* 2. Personal phone number (optional)

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* 3. Please select the patient care area in which you work:

Medical/Surgical

Critical Care Unit

Emergency Department

Family Birth Center

Rehab

Short-Stay Surgery

Immediate Care Nursery

OR/Surgical Services

Pediatrics

Post-Anesthesia/Recovery

Psychiatric

Step-down/Telemetry

Other (please specify)

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* 4. What shift do you usually work?

8-hour day shift

12-hour day shift

8-hour evening shift

8-hour night shift

12-hour night shift

Other (please specify)

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* 5. On the unit and shift on which you work, a typical nurse to patient ratio is:

Number of RNs

To number of patients

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* 6. While at work, have you ever experienced or witnessed a violent incident, assault or threatening behavior by a patient or patient's family toward a nurse or other hospital employee?

Yes