Healthcare employees are twenty times more likely to experience workplace violence (WPV) than any other profession. This statistic continues to rise in the United States. Healthcare providers experience patient violence due to various reasons such as altered mental status, agitation or fear. Violence is often predictable due to escalating verbal or paraverbal signs. Still, in some cases, it is not practical training that can reduce the significance of the injury. This piece will address three questions:
This piece will introduce five articles that argue coaching and simulator training effectiveness. It reduces workplace violence prevention through hands-on training that provides the workforce with the knowledge, awareness, skills and confidence to manage situations. The first argument will prove that coaching and simulator training provide antecedent skills to prevent an event from escalating and react effectively should a situation escalate towards verbal or physical violence. The second argument supports simulation training followed by immediate coaching through debriefing and posits that it is effective in helping or modifying behaviors or techniques. Finally, the third argument utilizes research data to prove simulation and coaching improves workforce behaviors and outcomes.