replying to this discusiion NC House bill 707- Assaults on first responders and social workers Pro- stance talking point #1: Workplace violence leads to nursing burnout, which leads to leaving their current job or the profession altogether. Studies have proven that nurses who encounter any form of abuse, whether that be physical, verbal, or emotional, are more likely to report higher levels of exhaustion from their job. Nurses who experience workplace violence are also less satisfied with their job and their accomplishments, leading to higher rates of people leaving the profession (Tsukamoto et. al., 2022). Pro-stance talking point #2: Passing this bill will save the United States billions of dollars each year. On average, workplace violence will cost the US $151 billion per year, averaging about $250,000 per incident (Chapin & Koller, 2022). Decreasing the amount of incidents of workplace violence by increasing punishment given to offenders, will save money and keep our healthcare staff in work doing their jobs verses at home recovering from physical and emotional trauma.hs (Wieses