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776 Preventing Workplace Violence in Healthcare
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Recordkeeping and Program Evaluation

How Employers can Determine Program Effectiveness

Recordkeeping and evaluation of the violence prevention program are necessary to determine its overall effectiveness and identify any deficiencies or changes that should be made.

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Recordkeeping is essential to the program's success.

Records Employers Should Keep

Recordkeeping is essential to the program's success. Good records help employers determine the severity of the problem, evaluate methods of hazard control and identify training needs.

Records can be especially useful to large organizations and for members of a business group or trade association who "pool" data. Records of injuries, illnesses, accidents, assaults, hazards, corrective actions, patient histories and training can help identify problems and solutions for an effective program.

Knowledge Check Choose the best answer for the question.

6-1. How does an employer determine the overall effectiveness of a violence prevention program?