Nursing management of emergency department violence-Can we do more?
design
emergency department
nurses
risk factors
violence
workplace
Journal
Journal of clinical nursing
ISSN: 1365-2702
Titre abrégé: J Clin Nurs
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9207302
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Apr 2023
Apr 2023
Historique:
revised:
04
01
2022
received:
22
10
2021
accepted:
07
01
2022
pubmed:
2
2
2022
medline:
10
3
2023
entrez:
1
2
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Emergency departments are the services with the highest risk of violence for nurses. Reports of violence in health care have increased exponentially in the last decade. Front line hospital services are more at risk, and worldwide there are attempts to quantify, manage and prevent episodes of violence, but no consistent solutions have yet been identified. To stimulate reflection on causal factors of violence against nurses in emergency departments and discuss potential solutions and strategies for aspects that largely remain unresolved. A position paper underpinned by experiences and evidence reported in the literature. A search of Scopus and CINAHL using the term 'violence' provided information concerning the prevalence of the term 'violence' in contemporary literature and enabled to capture a general overview of contributing factors of violence and current approaches to its management and prevention. However, while risk factors have been identified, there is a tendency to over accentuate the extent of their contribution. The main risk factors present conditions related to or accompanied by mental illness and the impact of overcrowding and long waiting times. More is needed in terms of implementation of more far-reaching, holistic, practical and effective management solutions to promote nurses' safety and adequately support vulnerable patients.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Emergency departments are the services with the highest risk of violence for nurses. Reports of violence in health care have increased exponentially in the last decade. Front line hospital services are more at risk, and worldwide there are attempts to quantify, manage and prevent episodes of violence, but no consistent solutions have yet been identified.
AIMS
OBJECTIVE
To stimulate reflection on causal factors of violence against nurses in emergency departments and discuss potential solutions and strategies for aspects that largely remain unresolved.
DESIGN
METHODS
A position paper underpinned by experiences and evidence reported in the literature.
METHODS
METHODS
A search of Scopus and CINAHL using the term 'violence' provided information concerning the prevalence of the term 'violence' in contemporary literature and enabled to capture a general overview of contributing factors of violence and current approaches to its management and prevention.
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
However, while risk factors have been identified, there is a tendency to over accentuate the extent of their contribution. The main risk factors present conditions related to or accompanied by mental illness and the impact of overcrowding and long waiting times.
RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE
CONCLUSIONS
More is needed in terms of implementation of more far-reaching, holistic, practical and effective management solutions to promote nurses' safety and adequately support vulnerable patients.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
Pagination
1487-1494Commentaires et corrections
Type : CommentIn
Informations de copyright
© 2022 The Authors. Journal of Clinical Nursing published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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