What New Survey Data Tells Us About Workplace Violence Prevention National Nurses United released new survey data this spring. The findings are yet another testament to the scope and scale of workplace violence in healthcare. The data and conclusions, while clear, are hard-hitting. They are also exactly why OPTICS exists. The union surveyed 1,267 registered nurses across 28 states and D.C. between July 2025 and May 2026. The results confirm what frontline caregivers have been

OPTICS for Healthcare invites peer review of a new white paper on workplace violence — written by someone from outside the industry, on purpose.

A plain-language overview of the OIG's FY 2026 Audit Workplan — and what it signals for healthcare leaders If you work in healthcare safety, here's a headline worth paying attention to: the Department of Labor's Office of Inspector General (OIG) has announced it will audit OSHA's workplace violence prevention efforts for the first time in 25 years. That number should stop you cold. Twenty-five years. The audit is included in the DOL OIG's Fiscal Year 2026 Audit Workplan — a p