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Workplace Violence Prevention for Nurses
This free, interactive course is designed to help healthcare workers better understand the scope and nature of violence in the workplace. Upon successful completion of the course, healthcare professionals can earn continuing education units.
Course modules include:
- Definition, types, and prevalence
- Workplace violence consequences
- Risk factors for type II and III violence
- Prevention strategies for organizations
- Prevention strategies for nurses
- Post event response
By completing the course, healthcare workers will be able to:
- Identify institutional, environmental, and policy risk factors for workplace violence
- Recognize behavioral warning signs of violence in individuals
- Employ communication and teamwork skills to prevent and manage violence
- Identify appropriate resources to support injured healthcare workers
- Take steps to implement a comprehensive workplace violence prevention program
Introduction to Safe Patient Handling
This course will take an in-depth look at the risks of patient handling in the medical field, as well as the potential hazards and solutions to protect those working in this field. We will also discuss other hazards, such as radiation exposure and latex allergies. This course will also look at employee training and education to protect workers from several risks in the healthcare setting.
Course modules include:
- Safe Patient Handling and Musculosketal Disorders
- Hazards and Solutions
- Other Hazards
- Education and Training
Free Training Resource
OSHAcademy provides free access to all training materials, including course modules, practice quizzes, exercises, and final exams. However, exam scores, certificates, and transcripts are provided only if you purchase a certificate package to document your training. If you do not require official training documentation, OSHAcademy will archive your exam results should you decide to purchase official certificates later
Introduction to Safe Patient Handling
Your healthcare facility can address the biggest cause of workplace injuries with a comprehensive program to promote safe lifting, repositioning, and transfer of patients. This course will help you develop or refine a comprehensive safe patient handling program to protect workers and patients.
Course modules include:
- MSD Assessment
- Management Support
- Policy and Program Development
- Program Evaluation
- Successful Safe Patient Handling Programs
OSHAcademy provides free access to all training materials, including course modules, practice quizzes, exercises, and final exams. However, exam scores, certificates, and transcripts are provided only if you purchase a certificate package to document your training. If you do not require official training documentation, OSHAcademy will archive your exam results should you decide to purchase official certificates later
The following is a sample of the online training programs relevant to healthcare industry within Midwestern’s Risk Management Center. The Risk Management Center is only accessible to workers’ compensation policyholders of Midwestern Insurance Alliance.
Abusive Workplace Conduct Prevention
This training defines abusive conduct and explores strategies for how to deal with it. It includes the negative effects of abusive conduct, how to recognize it, how to report it, and ways everyone can improve the workplace environment. Note for California and Connecticut employees and managers: This training module is included within the Anti-Harassment Training for Employees and Anti-Harassment Training for Managers courses. Time to complete is 30-40 minutes.
Active Shooter Preparedness
An eLearning course on active shooter preparedness. This training course includes information on organizational preparedness, warning signs, preventative measures, active shooter response, and post-incident actions. A quiz is included. (Contains audio). The time to complete is 30 minutes.
Anti-Harassment Training for Employees
This training defines inappropriate behavior and unlawful harassment in the workplace. It provides strategies on how to recognize harassment, prevent harassment, and how appropriately report harassment. This course includes Abusive Workplace Conduct Prevention to meet the one-hour training requirement.
NOTE: Separate training courses are available for each of the states in which anti-harassment training is required.
Back Injury Prevention
This training will go over proper lifting techniques that will help employees avoid injury. It also covers back anatomy basics and best practices for safer lifts. The time to complete is 10-15 minutes.
Basic First Aid Awareness
This training covers basic first-responder techniques designed to keep people safe and alive until EMS arrives to take over. It includes information on many different emergencies, such as heart attack, choking, or burns, and the appropriate responses for them, including CPR. A quiz is included. The time to complete is 15 minutes.
Bloodborne Pathogens
An informative tutorial on bloodborne pathogens, including information on how to protect against such hazards, common types of pathogens and situations where pathogens pose a hazard. A quiz is included. Time to complete is 60 minutes.
Bloodborne Pathogens – General Awareness
This employee training gives a general overview of the common types of bloodborne pathogens and how you can protect yourself in the workplace. Topics include routes of entry, universal precautions, and best practices for minimizing exposure. Time to complete is 10-15 minutes.
Chair Safety
This training describes how to create a chair inspection program to assure chair safety. The time to complete is 15 minutes
Conducting Effective Interviews
This training walks through best practices and legal standards associated with interviewing. Topics covered include interviewing preparation, behavioral interviewing, lawful and unlawful interview topics, and evaluation of candidates. Time to complete is 40 minutes.
Conducting Effective Interviews Self-Evaluation Tool
This self-evaluation tool is for individuals to review their interviewing process and technique. It is designed to be taken 30-90 days after completing the Conducting Effective Interviews training and only after conducting one or more interviews since course completion. The time to complete is 5 minutes.
COVID-19 – General Awareness Training
This general awareness course on COVID-19 covers tips on how to reduce the risk of contracting the virus by using best practices. In addition, the course covers COVID-19 characteristics and related health and safety concerns. Time to complete: 5-10 minutes.
Data Privacy and Information Security
This training addresses the importance of data privacy and information security for businesses. Topics covered include protecting PHI, working with confidential information, physical safeguards, types of cyber risks and how to prevent them, protecting company assets, and reporting incidents. The time to complete is 35-40 minutes.
Discipline on the Job
This training discusses techniques and considerations for enforcing and communicating expectations regarding organization policies and procedures. It includes information on manager responsibilities, the investigation and Progressive Discipline processes, good communication skills, legal considerations, and documentation requirements. A quiz is included. Estimated completion time: 5-15 minutes.
Drug-Free Workplace: Reasonable Suspicion Testing
This training outlines the reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol testing process which includes observation and documentation of employee behavior, confronting an employee for consent to a drug test, and managing test results. It also provides a high-level overview of drug use symptoms in employees, along with doing’s and don’ts during confrontations. The time to complete is 30 minutes.
Drug-Free Workplace: Drug-Free Workplace Programs
This training provides an overview of the elements of a Drug and Alcohol-Free Workplace Program. It addresses policies, training requirements, drug testing protocols, and best practices to consider when developing a Drug and Alcohol-Free Workplace Program. The time to complete is 15 minutes.
Electrical Safety Awareness
This training includes information on the characteristics of electricity, including voltage, current, and resistance, as well as how risk can be controlled using knowledge of insulators, conductors, and grounding. Common electrical hazards in the workplace, electrical injuries, implementing emergency response procedures, and OSHA’s and NFPA’s roles in electrical safety are also discussed. Time to complete is 25-35 minutes.
Emergency Response
This training discusses emergency response. Topics include employer responsibilities, facility evacuation, fire prevention, natural disasters, chemical overexposure, spill response, and medical emergencies. This training is required annually per OSHA and EPA standards. Time to complete is 20 minutes.
Employee Evaluations
This training discusses techniques and considerations for conducting fair and productive employee evaluations. It includes information on manager responsibilities, structuring evaluations, good communication skills, setting objectives, and documentation requirements. The time to complete is 15 minutes.
Ergonomics Awareness
This training educates employees on work-related musculoskeletal disorders, elements of an ergonomic safety program, ergonomic stressors commonly found in the workplace, and actions to take that will minimize injuries. The time to complete is 45 minutes.
Ethics in the Workplace
KPA’s Ethics in the Workplace training covers different ethical standards and tools to help decide if an action goes against personal ethics or not. It also includes different scenarios based on an employee’s role and position. The time to complete is 15-20 minutes.
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
This training on the Fair Labor Standards Act provides employers with information regarding child labor laws, exempt vs non-exempt employees and overtime calculations. The time to complete is 10-15 minutes.
Fire Extinguisher Safety
This training goes over the PASS technique for using a fire extinguisher. It also discusses the different types of fire extinguishers, which fires are appropriate to fight, and when it’s better to evacuate. The time to complete is 5 minutes.
Fire Prevention
This training gives an overview of fire prevention principles for employees. It includes information on common fire hazards and precautions to handle them, how to use a fire extinguisher, and what to expect from your employer’s fire prevention plan. The time to complete is 15-20 minutes.
General Safety Overview for Health Care Providers
This eLearning course is intended for health care providers. The course provides a general overview of healthcare-related tasks including hazards and controls related to lifting and ergonomics, exposure to infectious diseases, chemical usage, general emergency preparedness, slips trips, and falls. The time to complete is 15 minutes
Hazard Communication Awareness
This general awareness training covers how information about hazardous materials is communicated in the workplace and is consistent with OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard (29 CFR 1910.1200). The course includes how to read hazard labels and safety data sheets as well as the importance of the written program and training. Time to complete is 15-20 minutes.
Hazard Communication for Managers
This training for managers is intended for use in conjunction with Hazard Communication Awareness Training. It goes through the requirements of OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard and the elements of an effective program. Time to complete is 10-15 minutes.
Health and Wellness
An educational online training program designed to help employees make informed decisions about diet, exercise and lifestyle choices that impact their health and quality of life. The time to complete is 90 minutes.
Hiring Best Practices
This training, designed for HR Professionals, introduces techniques to improve a company’s hiring and onboarding processes. Topics covered include finding and attracting the right candidates, interviewing tips, and onboarding advice. The time to complete is 10 minutes.
Horseplay Prevention
This training outlines examples of practical jokes on the job and the dangerous consequences that can result. The time to complete is 15 minutes.
Incident Investigation
Designed for managers and employees assigned to conduct incident investigations, this training covers the incident investigation process, an overview of root cause analysis, and the importance of conducting incident investigations after each incident. The time to complete is 30 minutes.
Investigating Harassment Claims for Managers
This training immerses managers in the experience of conducting an effective harassment investigation. Managers will learn how to handle complaints, interview witnesses, and take corrective action while putting their skills and knowledge into practice. This training should be used in conjunction with the Anti-Harassment Training course for a foundational understanding of harassment in the workplace. (Note for California managers: This training module is included in the Anti-Harassment Training for CA Managers course.) The time to Complete is 45-60 minutes.
Modified Transitional Duty for Management
This eLearning course provides information for supervisory management about the advantages of having a return-to-work program in place, the typical components of such a program, and the steps of typical program implementation. (Contains audio). Time to complete is 15 minutes.
Office Ergonomics Self-Assessment
An eLearning course on Office Ergonomics Self-Assessment. Students are guided through an assessment of their office workstation, includes information on workplace ergonomics, equipment design, proper posture, and personal factors. (Contains audio). Time to complete is 30 minutes.
Office Workstation Ergonomics
This training course is a self-assessment for employees that provides best practices to achieve proper ergonomics in an office environment. Information includes how to maintain a neutral body position through configuration of your chair, keyboard and mouse, monitor, and overall workplace environment. A quiz is included. (Contains audio). Time to complete is 45 minutes.
Patient and Resident Handling
An eLearning course on patient and resident handling. This training course includes information on risk factors, written plans, transfer and handling equipment, and guidelines. A quiz is included. (Contains Audio). The time to complete is 45 minutes.
Planning for Workplace Emergencies
This training provides guidance for managers looking to build an effective emergency action plan or emergency response plan. It includes guidance on which plan is right for your organization, step-by-step instructions, and helpful resources. The time to complete is 15-20 minutes.
Portable Ladder Safety
This awareness-level training addresses ladder safety best practices. It includes information on planning, selection, inspection, maintenance, storage, and safe work practices for stepladders, extension ladders, articulated ladders, and mobile ladder stands. Time to complete is 30 minutes.
Respiratory Protection
This training course includes information on the requirements of a respiratory protection program, types and uses, selection based on hazards, fit test requirements, and proper cleaning procedures. Time to complete is 30 minutes.
Safety Committee Formation
This training includes information on a safety committee’s purpose and responsibilities, how to form a committee, and how to run a safety committee meeting. Time to complete is 15 minutes.
Slip, Trip, and Fall Prevention
This training covers how employees can protect themselves and others from slips, trips, and falls in the workplace. It also discusses hazard reporting best practices and what controls to expect from your employer. The estimated completion time is 10-15 minutes.
Social Media and Email
An eLearning course on social media and email. This training course includes information on the use of social media in the workplace, email policies and best practices, appropriate content, proper conduct, and information security. A quiz is included. (Contains Audio). The time to complete is 15 minutes.
Supervisor and Manager Safety: Incident Investigations
This general awareness training covers the breakdown of the incident investigation process. It includes how to prepare, best practices to follow for the scene of the incident, root cause analysis, and corrective actions. Time to complete is 15 minutes.
Supervisor and Manager Safety: Safety Leadership
This training discusses practical tips for promoting a safety culture that goes beyond policies and procedures. It includes best practices for employee participation and leadership responsibilities. Estimated completion time is 15 minutes.
Understanding HIPAA – Breach and Noncompliance
This course describes the Breach and Noncompliance component of HIPAA including the purpose and definition of the breach notification rule and the tiers of civic and criminal violation penalties for noncompliance. Interactive case studies and links to supplementary PDF handbooks are included. Time to complete is 60 minutes.
Understanding HIPAA – General Awareness
This training covers the requirements set forth in the health insurance portability and accountability act (HIPAA) surrounding personal health information (PHI). This course cautions employees to treat any patient information carefully and reviews how to handle it properly. Time to complete is 60 minutes.
Understanding HIPAA – The Privacy Rule
An eLearning course on HIPAA Privacy. This training course focuses on the Privacy Rule component of HIPAA describing the regulation for the use and disclosure of protected health information (PHI). The course includes information on use and disclosure, individual rights, administrative safeguards including requirements for covered entities, and state laws. A quiz and case studies are included. (Contains audio, video and a reference handbook). Time to complete is 60 minutes
Understanding HIPAA – The Security Rule
An eLearning course on HIPAA Security. This training course focuses on the Security Rule component of HIPAA describing the protection of electronic protected health information (ePHI). This course includes information on administrative, physical, and technical safeguards necessary to protect an individual’s electronic health information, along with state laws. A quiz and case studies are included. (Contains audio, video and a reference handbook). Time to complete is 60 minutes.
What is an Ex-Mod?
This short training walks through what an ex-mod is and how it affects a company’s bottom line. Time to complete is 5 minutes.
Workplace Violence – Coworker Confrontations
An eLearning course on Workplace Violence – Coworker Confrontations. This training course includes information on common forms of workplace violence, warning signs and behaviors of potential workplace violence, employee and employer responsibilities in preventing and reporting incidents, and components of a Workplace Violence Prevention Program. A quiz is included. (Contains Audio). The time to complete is 15 minutes.
Workplace Violence – Healthcare and Social Services
This training on workplace violence for healthcare and social service employees covers the definition and types of workplace violence that may be encountered, risk factors that contribute to violence in the workplace, scope and elements of a prevention program, and program controls. The time to complete is 30 minutes.
Workplace Violence Prevention and Active Shooter Response
This training discusses workplace violence prevention and active shooter response. Topics include the types of workplace violence, potential warning signs and how to respond, what to do in an active shooter situation, and how to handle various forms of threats in the workplace. Estimated completion time: 20 minutes.
