Jacob, Alycia, Van Vuuren, Julia, Kinsman, Leigh, and Spelten, Evelien (2022) Daily reality of violence in a rural emergency department: Is violence becoming the new normal? Emergency Medicine Australasia, 34. pp. 555-558.

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Abstract

Objectives: Violence in emergency healthcare is a persistent and concerning problem. The objective of the present study was to explore and understand rural nurses' views on the daily experience and impact of violence, and its perpetrators.

Methods: The present study took a descriptive exploratory approach. Two focus groups were held with nurses from an ED at a rural hospital in New South Wales, Australia.

Results: Violence occurred regularly and had a significant impact on staff. Nurses go to work expecting to search patients for weapons and be physically and verbally abused. Tolerating and being able to manage violence has become a rite of passage.

Conclusions: The present study shows that rural workers, like metropolitan workers, feel experiences of violence are a routine part of their roles. Violence in healthcare is a societal issue, that cannot be solved without a multifactor approach that considers the characteristics of the perpetrators.

Item ID:	72697
Item Type:	Article (Research - C1)
ISSN:	1742-6723
Keywords:	aggression, emergency nursing, hospital emergency service, nursing experience, perpetrators, violence.
Copyright Information:	© 2022 Australasian College for Emergency Medicine
Date Deposited:	30 Aug 2022 06:29
FoR Codes:	42 HEALTH SCIENCES > 4205 Nursing > 420505 Nursing workforce @ 75% 42 HEALTH SCIENCES > 4203 Health services and systems > 420399 Health services and systems not elsewhere classified @ 25%
SEO Codes:	20 HEALTH > 2003 Provision of health and support services > 200307 Nursing @ 80% 20 HEALTH > 2003 Provision of health and support services > 200304 Inpatient hospital care @ 20%
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