Violence in the workplace-Emergency Department

Running head : Violence in the emergency department

Violence in the workplace : Emergency department

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Introduction

Violence is regarded as one of the major causative factors of morbidity and mortality around the world (Kwok et al , 2006 . According to the World Health Organization , there is a need for agencies and organizations around the world to unite and promote the campaign against violence . It has been determined that the most vulnerable individuals to violence are healthcare personnel (Eriksen et al , 2006 . The risk of healthcare workers

to acts of violence in the hospital was determined to be 16 times higher than any other category of service workers Furthermore , it has been reported that nurses are healthcare workers who are at highest risk to acts of violence in the workplace . One major reason behind this occurrence is that nurses are always in close contact with patients , as well as the members of the patient 's family , and thus they are prone to being abused within the healthcare facility International efforts that have looked into the incidence of violence in the workplace have estimated that the prevalence of violence against nurses in the clinical setting ranged from 10 to 87 (Eriksen , 2006 This report thus provides information of the occurrence of violence in the healthcare setting , as well as variations based on the location of the healthcare institution

Historical and cultural components of violence against nurses in the emergency department

Healthcare professionals have been identified as individuals who are...