This presentation describes a mixed methods research study that is currently assessing the reliability and validity of the VAT instrument that was created to assess the risk of violence from patients towards health care workers in an acute care setting by the Public Services Health and Safety Association. Presented by Presented by Dr. Judith Horrigan, RN, BScN, MScN, PhD and Oghenefego Akpomi-Eferakeya, MBBS, MSc