Emergency departments (EDs) are high-risk settings for workplace violence, but
interventions to prevent violent incidents and to prepare staff are not yet consistently …

Abstract Purpose of Review We summarized peer-reviewed literature on aggressive
episodes perpetrated by adult patients admitted to general hospital units, especially …

Aim This analysis investigates the concept of violence against nurses by patients and
visitors in the emergency department. It aims to differentiate, clarify, and clearly identify this …

Nurses received the highest rate of workplace violence due to their close interaction with
clients and the nature of their work. There have been relatively few qualitative studies focus …

Objectives: We aim to find out the prevalence, characteristics, and predictors of workplace
violence (WPV) against current Chinese emergency department (ED) nurses. Methods: A …

Background Identifying occupational health hazards among Registered Nurses (RNs) and
other health personnel and implementing effective preventive measures are crucial to the …

Objective Violence is a major preventable problem in emergency departments (EDs), and
validated screening tools are needed to identify potentially violent patients. We aimed to test …

Background Most existing research on medical clowns in health care services has
investigated their usefulness mainly among child health consumers. In this research we …

Understanding the predictors of workplace violence amongst healthcare professionals is
important to develop and implement prevention and mitigation strategies. We conducted a …

Objective Reports of violence in health care are continuously increasing. Globally there are
attempts to manage this phenomenon. However, while risk factors have been identified …