and discussion of accepted alterna- tives to violence(Lanza et al., 2009) Nursing staff adjusted the topics dis cussed during the meetings according to the acuity in the unit. The record- ing of workplace violence events in the unit was conducted by nurses and researchers in real time during the course of the study. The VPOM program was effective, reducing in cidents of violence by 85% among all shifts throughout the duration of the study. The study presented a validated evidence-based interven- tion with promising results to man- age workplace violence that can be implemented in inpatient psychiatric settings(Lanza et al., 2009)