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May 6th, 2023 Senator. Spencer J. Cox 350 N. state Street, Suite 200 PO.Box 142220. Salt Lake City UT 84118 Dear Senator Cox: My name is YoungIn, Kim. I am a Registered Nurse currently working at the State Department of Psychiatry in Utah. As a nurse working in a psychiatric hospital, I would like to help with the need to improve the safety measures and the quality of the working environment for the medical staff in the hospital. Last February, Alaska passed a bill called Alaska House Bill 312. This bill can protect medical professionals with laws related to arrest without a warrant for a fourth- degree assault occurring in medical facilities and is an essential factor in the sentencing of medical professionals in medical facilities. Having worked in psychiatry, I know that nurses expose patients defenselessly to verbal and physical violence, and I have repeatedly seen this work environment physically and mentally harming medical staff. Nurses and staff in psychiatric wards have high levels of severe psychological and physical stress due to exposure to verbal and physical violence, negatively affecting job performance and satisfaction (Itzhaki et al., 2018). Medical personnel must be continuously trained so that they can calmly deal with violent situations. Therefore, Utah can provide budget support for education. As a second option, there may be a plan to actively deal with violence against medical staff through cooperation between the judicial system and the medical community. Currently, Utah is known to have no such laws. Utah itself does not have legislation to protect medical staff from violent situations. I support Alaska's HB 312 bill, and if Utah has such a bill, it is a way to increase the protection and satisfaction of medical staff working in the field. As a medical practitioner, I ask questions. Have you ever received a report on the percentage of medical staff exposed to violence and the impact of medical staff exposed to violence on the hospital organization? Ramzi et al. (2022), exposure of medical staff to mental and physical violence and increased stress affect the work of medical staff and negatively affect the quality of care provided to patients. In the case of the United States, 67.8% of nurses experienced verbal violence, and 44.4% were exposed to physical violence. Improving nurses' nursing performance should be considered an essential strategy to ensure hospital productivity and quality nursing. Nurses repeatedly exposed to verbal abuse show adverse reactions such as anger, humiliation, damage to self-esteem, and a desire to leave the workplace. These adverse reactions of nurses hurt the organization itself by leading to a turnover of nurses. Therefore, as an incumbent nurse working in a psychiatric ward, I ask that members of Congress actively consider the proposal of a bill to prevent and deal with violence against medical staff. If I actively support this Alaska House Bill 312 bill, I would like to inform you that Utah needs a bill to protect medical staff from violence. Thank you for your time and support.

Sincerely YoungIn, Kim. RN Utah Hospital 333 N Center St. Orem UT. 84606 801-444-4444

May 6th, 2023 Senator Mitt Romney 125 S State St Suite 8402 Salt Lake City UT 84138 May 6th, 2023 Dear Senator Mitt Romney: My name is YoungIn, Kim. I am a Registered Nurse currently working at the State Department of Psychiatry in Utah. As a nurse working in a psychiatric hospital, I would like to help with the need to improve the safety measures and the quality of the working environment for the medical staff in the hospital. Last February, Alaska passed a bill called Alaska House Bill 312. This bill can protect medical professionals with laws related to arrest without a warrant for a fourth-degree assault occurring in medical facilities and is an essential factor in the sentencing of medical professionals in medical facilities. Having worked in psychiatry, I know that nurses expose patients defenselessly to verbal and physical violence, and I have repeatedly seen this work environment physically and mentally harming medical staff. Nurses and staff in psychiatric wards have high levels of severe psychological and physical stress due to exposure to verbal and physical violence, negatively affecting job performance and satisfaction (Itzhaki et al., 2018). Medical personnel must be continuously trained so that they can calmly deal with violent situations. Therefore, Utah can provide budget support for education. As a second option, there may be a plan to actively deal with violence against medical staff through cooperation between the judicial system and the medical community. Currently, Utah is known to have no such laws. Utah itself does not have legislation to protect medical staff from violent situations. I support Alaska's HB 312 bill, and if Utah has such a bill, it is a way to increase the protection and satisfaction of medical staff working in the field. As a medical practitioner, I ask questions. Have you ever received a report on the percentage of medical staff exposed to violence and the impact of medical staff exposed to violence on the hospital organization? Ramzi et al. (2022), violence by patients to medical workers is increasing. Exposure of medical staff to mental and physical violence and increased stress affect the work of medical staff and negatively affect the quality of care provided to patients. In the case of the United States, 67.8% of nurses experienced verbal violence, and 44.4% were exposed to physical violence. Most of the nurses exposed to violence are female nurses. Improving nurses' nursing performance should be considered an essential strategy to ensure hospital productivity and quality nursing. Nurses repeatedly exposed to verbal abuse show adverse reactions such as anger, humiliation, damage to self-esteem, and a desire to leave the workplace. These adverse reactions of nurses hurt the organization itself by leading to a turnover of nurses. Therefore, as an incumbent nurse working in a psychiatric ward, I ask that members of Congress actively consider the proposal of a bill to prevent and deal with violence against medical staff. If I actively support this Alaska House Bill 312 bill, I would like to inform you that Utah needs a bill to protect medical staff from violence.

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Thank you for your time and support. Sincerely YoungIn, Kim. RN Utah Hospital 333 N Center St. Orem UT. 84606 801-444-4444

May 6th, 2023 Governor. Speaker B. Wilson 350 N. state Street, Suite 350 P.O.box 145030. Salt Lake City UT 84118 Governor Speaker Wilson: My name is YoungIn, Kim. I am a Registered Nurse currently working at the State Department of Psychiatry in Utah. As a nurse working in a psychiatric hospital, I would like to help with the need to improve the safety measures and the quality of the working environment for the medical staff in the hospital. Last February, Alaska passed a bill called Alaska House Bill 312. This bill can protect medical professionals with laws related to arrest without a warrant for a fourth- degree assault occurring in medical facilities and is an essential factor in the sentencing of medical professionals in medical facilities. Having worked in psychiatry, I know that nurses expose patients defenselessly to verbal and physical violence, and I have repeatedly seen this work environment physically and mentally harming medical staff. Nurses and staff in psychiatric wards have high levels of severe psychological and physical stress due to exposure to verbal and physical violence, negatively affecting job performance and satisfaction (Itzhaki et al., 2018). Medical personnel must be continuously trained so that they can calmly deal with violent situations. Therefore, Utah can provide budget support for education. As a second option, there may be a plan to actively deal with violence against medical staff through cooperation between the judicial system and the medical community. Currently, Utah is known to have no such laws. Utah itself does not have legislation to protect medical staff from violent situations. I support Alaska's HB 312 bill, and if Utah has such a bill, it is a way to increase the protection and satisfaction of medical staff working in the field. As a medical practitioner, I ask questions. Have you ever received a report on the percentage of medical staff exposed to violence and the impact of medical staff exposed to violence on the hospital organization? Ramzi et al. (2022), violence by patients to medical workers is increasing. Exposure of medical staff to mental and physical violence and increased stress affect the work of medical staff and negatively affect the quality of care provided to patients. In the case of the United States, 67.8% of nurses experienced verbal violence, and 44.4% were exposed to physical violence. Most of the nurses exposed to violence are female nurses. Improving nurses' nursing performance should be considered an essential strategy to ensure hospital productivity and quality nursing. Nurses repeatedly exposed to verbal abuse show adverse reactions such as anger, humiliation, damage to self-esteem, and a desire to leave the workplace. These adverse reactions of nurses hurt the organization itself by leading to a turnover of nurses. Therefore, as an incumbent nurse working in a psychiatric ward, I ask that members of Congress actively consider the proposal of a bill to prevent and deal with violence against medical staff. If I actively support this Alaska House Bill 312 bill, I would like to inform you that Utah needs a bill to protect medical staff from violence.

Thank you for your time and support. Sincerely YoungIn, Kim. RN Utah Hospital 333 N Center St. Orem UT. 84606 801-444-4444

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References Itzhaki, M., Bluvstein, I., Peles Bortz, A., Kostistky, H., Bar Noy, D., Filshtinsky, V., & Theilla, M. (2018). Mental Health Nurse's Exposure to Workplace Violence Leads to Job Stress, Which Leads to Reduced Professional Quality of Life. Frontiers in psychiatry , 9 , 59. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00059 Ramzi, Z. S., Fatah, P. W., & Dalvandi, A. (2022). Prevalence of Workplace Violence Against Healthcare Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review and Meta- Analysis. Frontiers in psychology , 13 , 896156. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.896156

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