Author Affiliations: Professor (Dr S. C. Kim), School of Nursing, Point Loma Nazarene University; and Physician (Dr Y. P. Kim), Scripps MD Anderson Cancer Center, San Diego, California.
J Nurs Adm. 2023 Dec 1;53(12):648-653. doi: 10.1097/NNA.0000000000001361.
To explore the usefulness of the Violent Event Severity Tool (VEST).
The Joint Commission and many governing bodies require establishing workplace violence prevention programs in hospitals. Inconsistent processes have hampered the efficacy evaluation of such programs for collecting and reporting violence. The VEST was developed as a standardized tool for capturing violence data.
Ninety-six healthcare workers attending the 2022 Magnet® conference completed the survey. The VEST includes 6 types and 4 intensities of violent incidents.
Most participants reported that the VEST is easy to use (79%), relevant (85%), and useful (85%). Fewer than half were satisfied with their incident report filing processes. Only 38% of participants experiencing grade 1 physical assault filed an incident report, whereas 70% and 100% experiencing grades 3 and 4 physical assaults filed.
The VEST appears to be a useful and relevant tool for consistent collection and reporting of various violence types and severities.
探讨暴力事件严重程度工具（VEST）的实用性。
联合委员会和许多管理机构要求在医院建立工作场所暴力预防计划。不一致的流程妨碍了此类计划在收集和报告暴力方面的效果评估。VEST 是作为一种用于捕获暴力数据的标准化工具而开发的。
96 名参加 2022 年 Magnet®会议的医护人员完成了这项调查。VEST 包括 6 种类型和 4 种强度的暴力事件。
大多数参与者表示 VEST 使用方便（79%）、相关（85%）且有用（85%）。不到一半的人对他们的事件报告提交流程感到满意。只有 38%的经历 1 级身体攻击的参与者提交了事件报告，而经历 3 级和 4 级身体攻击的参与者则分别有 70%和 100%提交了报告。
VEST 似乎是一种有用且相关的工具，可用于一致地收集和报告各种类型和严重程度的暴力事件。
