Author Archives: Stop ED Violence

When Geisinger Medical Center, a 536-bed Level I trauma center in central Pennsylvania, established its Workplace Violence Prevention Committee in 2018, it was clear education and a cultural change were needed. “At that time, executive leadership did not yet have full understanding of the level of violence at the bedside or the challenges created byContinue reading “Building WPV Prevention at Geisinger Medical Center”

The Illinois Emergency Nurses Association is showing up for nurses by appearing at court hearings to support their peers who have been assaulted at work and to send a message to offenders, law enforcement and the court system. “As we started hearing about more nurses being assaulted, and seeing the assaults reported on social mediaContinue reading “Illinois emergency nurses show solidarity in the courtroom”

In December 2025 New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law the New York State Workplace Violence Prevention Bill, following a year of advocacy and coalition-building by the New York State ENA and New York ACEP. “Momentum began with the first-ever New York City ENA Legislative Summit, a landmark event dedicated entirely to policy engagement,”Continue reading “Advocacy in Action: NY ENA, NY ACEP applaud WPV prevention law”