Citation

Wren K, Wren T. J. Perianesth. Nurs. 2020; 35(5): e554.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.jopan.2020.06.022

PMID

33010851

Abstract

Health care workers are at increased risk for workplace violence. Nurses and physicians who work in emergency departments (EDs) are especially at risk. A previous survey of ED nurses from 2009 found that one quarter of nurses reported they had experienced physical violence more than 20 times in the past 3 years, and verbal violence more than 200 times.

During the intervening time, workplace violence against health care workers has steadily increased each year and currently accounts for 73% of all nonfatal workplace violence injuries reported in the United States.

It is estimated that 40% of health care workers experience workplace violence annually...

Language: en