TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Emergency nurses' perspective of workplace violence in Jordanian hospitals: a national survey
JO  - International emergency nursing
A1  - ALBashtawy, Mohammed
A1  - Aljezawi, Ma'en
SP  - 61
EP  - 65
VL  - 24
IS  - 
N2  - BACKGROUND: Emergency departments are considered high-risk areas, where violence against nurses is a serious and prevalent problem. Such violence has negative effects on nurses, and therefore on the quality of care provided. AIMS OF THE STUDY: To explore the risk factors behind violence, and to specify reasons for the level of low reporting of violence among Jordanian nurses in emergency departments. <br><br>METHOD: A cross-sectional design through conducting a survey in emergency departments in Jordanian hospitals. <br><br>RESULTS: The total number of emergency department nurses who participated in the study was 227. Of these, 172 (75%) had experienced some form of violence. Verbal violence was the most reported (63.9%), compared to physical violence (48%). The most reported reasons for violence from the nurses' perspective were waiting time, overcrowding, and patient and family expectations not being met, with frequencies of 54.3%, 53.3%, and 46% respectively. The treatment room was the most common place where the violence occurred. Only 16.6% of the nurses who experienced violence actually reported it. Being accustomed to workplace violence is the most stated reason for not reporting violence to the hospital administration or the authorities. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Violence against emergency department nurses is a significant issue that cannot be ignored. There are multiple reasons. The key point in dealing with the problem is to treat its specific causes.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1755-599X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ienj.2015.06.005
ID  - ref1
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