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

Jacob, A; Van Vuuren, J; Kinsman, L; Spelten, E

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

Jacob, A Van Vuuren, J Kinsman, L Spelten, E

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Emerg Med Australas, 2022, 34, (4), pp. 555-558
Issue Date:: 2022-02-24

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dc.contributor.author	Jacob, A
dc.contributor.author	Van Vuuren, J
dc.contributor.author	Kinsman, L
dc.contributor.author	Spelten, E
dc.date.accessioned	2023-04-12T23:21:29Z
dc.date.available	2022-01-10
dc.date.available	2023-04-12T23:21:29Z
dc.date.issued	2022-02-24
dc.identifier.citation	Emerg Med Australas, 2022, 34, (4), pp. 555-558
dc.identifier.issn	1742-6731
dc.identifier.issn	1742-6723
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/169681
dc.description.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.
dc.format	Print-Electronic
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	Wiley
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dc.subject	1103 Clinical Sciences, 1117 Public Health and Health Services
dc.subject.classification	Emergency & Critical Care Medicine
dc.subject.mesh	Attitude of Health Personnel
dc.subject.mesh	Australia
dc.subject.mesh	Emergency Service, Hospital
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Substance-Related Disorders
dc.subject.mesh	Surveys and Questionnaires
dc.subject.mesh	Violence
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Substance-Related Disorders
dc.subject.mesh	Attitude of Health Personnel
dc.subject.mesh	Violence
dc.subject.mesh	Emergency Service, Hospital
dc.subject.mesh	Australia
dc.subject.mesh	Surveys and Questionnaires
dc.subject.mesh	Attitude of Health Personnel
dc.subject.mesh	Australia
dc.subject.mesh	Emergency Service, Hospital
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Substance-Related Disorders
dc.subject.mesh	Surveys and Questionnaires
dc.subject.mesh	Violence
dc.title	Daily reality of violence in a rural emergency department: Is violence becoming the new normal?
dc.type	Journal Article
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utslib.location.activity	Australia
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
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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.

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