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Workplace Violence and Safety
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The Escalating Trend of Violence Toward Nurses
Journal of Emergency NursingVol. 34Issue 2p130–133Published online: December 17, 2007- Trish Whelan
Cited in Scopus: 24Nurses care for their patients and envision making a difference in their patient's health status, decision-making abilities, and health outcomes. Health care agencies, typically thought of as “safe” places, now are facing a significant increase in multidirectional acts of aggression from patients and visitors.1 DelBel2 addressed “the seriousness of violence in the health care workplace, concluding that it's an epidemic in all societies, including the developing world.” Regardless of a health care agency's size or mission, when unexpectedly confronted with workplace violence, staff members typically are overwhelmed with shock, followed by multiple questions surrounding how the event could have occurred in the safety of the workplace.
