About the Author:
Imam Din is currently an MScN scholar at Aga Khan University. He holds a Post-RN Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN), along with qualifications in Registered Nursing (RN) and Post-Basic Cardiac Nursing. With over eight years of clinical experience and three years in teaching and administrative roles, he brings a well-rounded background in both practice and nursing education, demonstrating a strong commitment to advancing healthcare and professional nursing standards.
Professionals in
healthcare start their careers to protect lives, but often worry about their
own safety. Workplace violence is a public health problem in healthcare that
affects both staff and treatment of patients. This problem is especially crucial
in Pakistan because our healthcare system is struggling for protection from aggression
towards healthcare workers, it is now very common.
In this blog, we
look at ways preventative measures and education can decrease WPV and make
patients and health personnel feel safer, in line with Sustainable Development
Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being.
Violence in Healthcare Systems as
Described by SDG 3
The aim of SDG 3
is to improve health and enhance well-being for all people, whatever their age.
In addition to patient results, SDG 3 looks at the way caregivers are supported
in safe, encouraging conditions. The goal is threatened by WPV, since hostile
environments it produces can harm the mental, emotional and physical health of
those in the healthcare field.
Pakistan sees nurses and many other
healthcare staff encountering insults, attacks and harassment. Besides causing
health workers stress and fatigue such conditions weaken the effectiveness and
reliability of healthcare delivery.
A Health System Should Seek to Stop
Violence
Healthcare
organizations should work on preventing violence by modifying their systems.
- · Adopting
policies with no allowance for abuse
- · Making
sure emergency departments have strong hospital security
- · Giving
staff and the right resources to keep patients satisfied
- · Teaching
staff how to calm down situations and handle conflicts useful ways
When
these actions are taken, caregivers are secure and patients and staff can feel
safer.
Providing Learning for Empowerment
and Safety
Dealing with violence is not
something that most healthcare workers feel fully prepared for. Teaching nurses
and doctors about WPV should be included during their training. Educational
programs should pay special attention to:
- · It
is important to notice the early signals that violence may occur.
- · Trying
out ways to calm down a situation with words
- · How
investigations should be handled and what is protected by law
- · Increasing
one’s ability to cope emotionally via help from others
Updating
healthcare workers’ knowledge isn’t only for safer workplaces, but for their
own well-being as well, as SDG 3 emphasizes.
Conclusion: Taking Action on Violence
to Improve SDG 3
Making progress
towards SDG 3 is difficult because of workplace violence. It can be harmful to
workers you employ as well as to the comfort and honor of your patients. Doing
so allows Pakistan to make substantial progress in protecting its people, be
they healthcare providers or those who receive care.
Making progress towards SDG 3 is
difficult because of workplace violence. It can be harmful to workers you
employ as well as to the comfort and honor of your patients. Doing so allows
Pakistan to make substantial progress in protecting its people, be they
healthcare providers or those who receive care.
Keeping healthcare worker’s safe benefits,
the entire public health system. We need to make sure hospitals bring healing,
not damage, to those who come for treatment.
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