A Qualitative Meta-synthesis of Emergency Department Staff Experiences of Violence and Aggression

Violence against healthcare workers has been considered a significant problem in the United Kingdom (UK) and worldwide [1,2]. The latest UK statistics demonstrated that there were 1,343,464 total reported assaults on National Health Service (NHS) staff in the last year [3]. A systematic literature review of patient and visitor violence in general hospitals from multiple countries showed that on average 50 per cent of healthcare staff reported experiencing verbal abuse and 25 per cent had experienced physical abuse [4].
Source: International Emergency Nursing - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: Review Source Type: research