Introduction: Workplace Violence (WPV) is a problem in healthcare globally, nationally, and locally. Many national and credentialing organizations have recognized WPV as a problem and have suggested many interventions to help mitigate WPV. The three most common interventions are zero-tolerance, de-escalation techniques, and tools to report and predict violence. The tools to report and predict violence lead to interventions to prevent workplace violence. The most evidence-based tool for reporting and predicting workplace violence is the Broset Violence Checklist (BVC). Intermountain Healthcare has utilized a reporting tool called the Disruptive Behavior Report (DBR). In this project, the choice to use the DBR was based on its ease of use and the ability to track its usage. Methods: The objectives of the project are to educate staff on WPV, how to use the DBR to recognize behaviors leading to violence, and to create a safe work environment. The emergency staff at Intermountain Dixie Regional Medical Center were taught about workplace violence and the use of DBR, using a PowerPoint presentation during a mandatory department meeting in March 2019. Results: Discern Analytics 2.0 was used to see how many times the DBR was used the year before the intervention. The DBR was used only twice between 3/1/2018 and 3/1/2019. Following the intervention, the DBR was used eight times between 3/1/2019 and 6/16/2019, a four-fold increase in three and half months. Conclusion: Educating staff on the use of the DBR increased in its use; and therefore, made staff more aware of workplace violence.
