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- Workplace violence is a serious issue in the U.S. healthcare sector, notably affecting emergency nurses both professionally and personally due to aggressive patient behavior.
- A qualitative study involving 11 emergency registered nurses revealed four main themes: transitions from 'walking wounded' to 'wounded healer', feelings of unexpected shock, experiences of betrayal, and the notion of being resilient yet changed.
- The findings align with previous research, highlighting the long-lasting trauma from workplace violence, and stress the importance of organizational support for healthcare workers facing such incidents.
Article Abstract
Introduction: Workplace violence remains a significant threat to the United States health care workforce. With increasingly aggressive patients, emergency nurses reported that the increased prevalence of workplace violence impacted their professional and personal lives.
Methods: This study employed a qualitative, descriptive phenomenological approach with purposive sampling. Participants were asked to describe their lived experience with workplace violence while working as emergency nurses and how this affected them personally and professionally.
Results: Eleven experienced emergency registered nurses from 3 mid-Atlantic hospitals participated in the study. After reviewing, clustering, and validating significant statements, 4 major themes were identified: walking wounded to wounded healer, unexpected shock, betrayal, and resilient but changed.
Discussion: Our findings were consistent with other studies exploring the effects of workplace violence in emergency departments. We validated that trauma has long-lasting effects. Organizations should ensure that programs and processes are in place to support the nurse or health care worker when workplace violence events occur.
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