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ENA Position Statement
Violence and Its Impact on the Emergency Nurse
Journal of Emergency Nursing
Vol. 46Issue 3p354–358Published in issue: May, 2020
- Lisa Wolf
- Cydne Perhats
- Altair Delao
- Contributors 2019 ENA Position Statement Committee
- Carla B. Brim
- Judith Carol Gentry
- Sue L. Leaver
- AnnMarie R. Papa
- Matthew Edward Proud
- and others
- 2019 ENA Board of Directors Liaison
- Gordon Lee Gillespie
- 2019 ENA Staff Liaison
- Monica Escalante Kolbuk
Cited in Scopus: 10
In 2002, the World Health Organization declared workplace violence to be a global epidemic with a negative impact on the retention of health personnel and delivery of health care.¹ The violence also results in significant economic, personal, and professional costs.^1-3 In the United States, the prevalence of workplace violence in the health care industry is 4 times higher than in other private industries.⁴ Ease of public access, crowding, long wait times, presence of weapons, and other factors make the emergency department a highly vulnerable area,^5-9 especially where triage occurs.