Daily reality of violence in a rural emergency department : Is violence becoming the new normal?

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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(4), pp. 555-558. https://doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.13942
AuthorsJacob, Alycia, van Vuuren, Julia, Kinsman, Leigh and Spelten, Evelien
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.

Keywordsaggression; emergency nursing; hospital emergency service; nursing experience; perpetrators; violence
Year2022
JournalEmergency Medicine Australasia
Journal citation34 (4), pp. 555-558
PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc.
ISSN1742-6731
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.13942
PubMed ID35212148
Scopus EID2-s2.0-85125152270
Page range555-558
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Output statusPublished
Publication dates
Online24 Feb 2022
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Accepted10 Jan 2022
Deposited28 May 2025
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