C-159 Policy, Politics, and Global Health Trends- Task 1 Policy, Politics and Global He

C-159 Policy, Politics, and Global Health Trends- Task 1    Policy, Politics and Global Health Trends  Western Governors University  Public Policy Issue  The public policy issue that I have chosen to discuss is workplace violence in the nursing profession.  Workplace violence is very prevalent in the healthcare setting, because medical staff are attempting to do more with less; increasing patient populations, many specialty facilities are being shut down or merged, nursing staff shortages, and many patients do not have insurance.  All of this can contribute to longer wait times, creating increased tension and heightened emotional state, which could be a precursor to violence.  According to the American Nurses Association, in the healthcare industry, there are two types of workplace violence that are most prevalent: (1) Type II, which involves the patient, where the €œindividual has a relationship with the business and becomes violent while receiving services€, and (2) Type III, which involves violence among staff members, where €œemployees attack or threaten one another€ (2017).  Workplace violence is more prevalent in the nursing profession that you may believe.  In 2013, a cross-sectional study was performed over a 12-month period, which included 970 nurses from 47 different nursing units.  The study showed that 63.8% of nursing staff stated that they suffered from verbal abuse, 41.6% of these staff had suffered from threats of violence, 22.3% had suffered physical violence, 19.7% had been sexually harassed, and 9.7% had experie