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Workplace violence prevention in healthcare

A ready-made course, live deck and two surveys for all hospital/clinic staff and licensed practitioners. AhaSlides tracks progress, completion and scores for you. 40 minutes, 7 lessons, 12-question final check. Last reviewed 8 October 2026; not legal advice.

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Course outline at a glance

  • Explain the organisation's WPV program, definitions and leadership
  • Video
  • Accordion
  • Quiz

  • Recognise early warning signs of escalation in patients and visitors
  • Tabs
  • Flashcards
  • Sorting activity
  • Quiz

  • Use verbal and non-verbal de-escalation techniques
  • Process
  • Quiz

  • Use environmental and procedural controls and call for help early
  • Step-by-step
  • Video
  • Scenario
  • Quiz

  • Report every incident, including verbal abuse, and access post-incident support
  • Checklist
  • Sorting activity
  • Quiz

  • Stay safe in home and community visits
  • Process
  • Accordion
  • Checklist
  • Multi-select quiz

Final check: 12 questions, 80% to pass

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Question 1 of 3

Why should the nurse report even though "it happens every shift"?

 

Unreported incidents hide the problem. Reports let leaders see the pattern and make changes.

Lesson 1, Why this matters, teaches this. See the outline

Question 2 of 3

Which type of violence is the most common in healthcare?

 

In healthcare, violence from patients and visitors is the most common source.

Lesson 2, Know the hazard, teaches this. See the outline

Question 3 of 3

Which is an engineering control?

 

Engineering controls change the workplace itself, such as alarms, secure entries and furniture.

Lesson 3, Controls, teaches this. See the outline

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Workplace violence prevention in healthcare

Completed on12 October 2026
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Everyone who finishes gets a certificate with their name, the course title and the completion date. Add your own logo, colours and signer.

Three pieces that work together

Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck. 11 fields to fill in with your own policy, contacts and locations; each one is highlighted inside the course.

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The Workplace violence prevention in healthcare course as a learner first sees it

Completion is tracked for you

Learners sign in to take the course, so every start, finish and score is recorded in AhaSlides. No spreadsheet to keep.

  • Who has finished

    See who has not started, who is in progress and who has completed the course.

  • Every score

    Each learner's result on the 12-question final check, against the 80% pass mark.

  • What landed

    Survey results show what people took away, and the 30-day check-in shows whether they use it.

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7 lessons, about 40 minutes

What learners can do at the end of each lesson. Minutes are an estimate.

  • Lesson 1: Why this matters · 7 min

    Explain the organisation's WPV program, definitions and leadership.

  • Lesson 2: Know the hazard · 7 min

    Recognise early warning signs of escalation in patients and visitors.

  • Lesson 3: Controls · 4 min

    Use verbal and non-verbal de-escalation techniques.

  • Lesson 4: De-escalate · 7 min

    Use environmental and procedural controls and call for help early.

  • Lesson 5: Community & home visits · 4 min

    Report every incident, including verbal abuse, and access post-incident support.

  • Lesson 6: Report & recover · 7 min

    Stay safe in home and community visits.

  • Lesson 7: Final assessment · 4 min

    12 questions, 80% to pass. The result is saved to the learner's record.

Based on: The Joint Commission workplace violence requirements (effective Jan 1, 2022: LD.03.01.01, EC.02.01.01, HR.01.05.03 and o…

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Common questions

Yes. The course, the live deck and both surveys are free. Claiming the template into your AhaSlides account is free too.

The course itself is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session. Whether online delivery meets your local rules depends on the law that applies to you, so check The Joint Commission workplace violence or ask your own counsel.

At hire + annually + when the WPV program changes (Joint Commission); state rules.

All hospital/clinic staff and licensed practitioners - ED, behavioral health, med-surg, home health, security, front desk; leader page in Lesson 6.

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when. Check the retention period that applies to you in The Joint Commission workplace violence.

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply. Keep anything your own law requires you to cover.

Your own details, each highlighted inside the course:
  • WPV program leader
  • Site controls
  • Code for behavioral emergency
  • Security contact
  • Check in procedure
  • Incident reporting system
  • EAP contact
  • State WPV law
  • Reporting channel
  • LMS or record system
Then edit anything else you like: wording, scenarios, your logo.
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