Fort Worth-based JPS Health Network and Midland Health are two of the Texas Center for Nursing Workforce Studies’ four 2024-2025 grant recipients in the Workplace Violence Against Nurses program.
- JPS Health Network is the recipient of a $148,263 grant to expand training in its trauma-informed program for nurses to recognize and defuse aggressive behavior.
- Midland Health is the recipient of a $149,170 grant to train nurses in the Satori Alternatives to Managing Aggression program.
“Supporting our nurses means ensuring a safe workplace free of violence, abuse, and harassment, and our hospitals are investing in creative and innovative programs and resources to prevent workplace violence,” said Maureen Milligan, PhD, CEO, Teaching Hospitals of Texas.
The executive nurse leaders of the member hospitals that comprise the Teaching Hospitals of Texas included in its recommendations to increase, support, and retain Texas’ nursing workforce increasing funding for workplace violence prevention. More than 80 percent of Texas nurses report experiencing some type of workplace violence; nearly half of those had experienced physical violence in their nursing careers.
The Workplace Violence Against Nurses Program, administered by the Texas Center for Nursing Workforce Studies, was created by House Bill 280, 85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session. The program funds innovative approaches for reducing verbal and physical violence against nurses in hospitals, freestanding emergency medical care facilities, nursing facilities, and home health agencies.
Midland Health was also a 2022-2023 grant recipient.
