The consequences of violence against nurses working in the emergency department: A qualitative study

A longitudinal assessment of occupational stress in Emergency Department Nursing Staff

“…A study conducted in ED nurses working in hospitals in Ireland found that staff nurses were more likely to report secondary traumatic stress symptoms than senior nursing groups, with a corresponding propensity to consider career changes and misuse alcohol (Duffy, Avalos, & Dowling, ). Several studies have established the damaging physical and emotional effect of workplace violence upon ED nurses (Darawad, Al‐Hussami, Saleh, Mustafa, & Odeh, ; Hassankhani, Parizad, Gacki‐Smith, Rahmani, & Mohammadi, ; Jeong & Kim, ). Such findings have led to recommendations to be made regarding measures to reduce exposure to violence, including consideration of how EDs should be designed (Lenaghan, Cirrincione, & Henrich, ).…”

The relationship between intention to leave the hospital and coping methods of emergency nurses after workplace violence

“…Efforts to prevent WPV have been made at the organisational (e.g., enhancing security) and governmental levels (e.g., enactment of legislation for the prevention of WPV), but violence in the ED has continued to increase over the years (Kang & Park, ; Spector et al., ; Zhao et al., ). WPV is known to influence nurses’ decisions to remain in their workplace as well as their nursing practice (Chang & Cho, ; Hassankhani, Parizad, Gacki‐Smit, Rahmani, & Mohammadi, ). The psychological and professional harm caused by WPV might lead them to leave their hospital (Chang & Cho, ).…”

“…The occurrence of WPV can influence nurses’ job performance and nursing care. Its influence on both the personal and professional aspects of emergency nurses can, in turn, increase nurses’ intention to leave the hospital by increasing levels of stress and burnout (Han et al., ; Hassankhani et al., ; Li, Chao, & Shih, ). A high nurse turnover rate can discourage the remaining nurses as well as increase their workload, which can further accelerate staff turnover (Chapman, Styles, Perry, & Combs, ).…”

“…Overall conclusions reached by many prior studies are that emergency nurses are significantly more likely to experience WPV and the negative effects of such violence can strengthen these nurses’ decision to leave their workplaces (Li et al., ). However, all such research focused on WPV incidence rates in the ED or the adverse effects of violence on staff (Han et al., ; Hassankhani et al., ; Spector et al., ); few studies have explored the relationship between leaving the hospital and emergency nurses’ coping methods after experiencing WPV.…”

Percepção, satisfação e resistências relatadas por profissionais de enfermagem na atuação em psiquiatria

“…As consequências da agressão, tanto verbal como física, sofridas pelo profissional de enfermagem são preocupantes, pois compreendem desde alterações no bem estar físico (problemas gastrointestinais e respiratórios, cefaleia, perda do apetite, insônia), até alterações psicológicas (depressão, ansiedade, estresse) e no desempenho do trabalho com diminuição do interesse pela atividade profissional, além de prejuízo nas relações sociais. (24) Estudo mostra relação entre burnout entre enfermeiros psiquiátricos e frequência de violência no ambiente de trabalho. (22) O lado positivo desta análise é que apesar do medo e da resistência inicial para trabalhar em psiquiatria, hoje, metade dos profissionais de enfermagem, participantes da presente pesquisa, não gostaria de mudar de setor.…”