title: Violence in the emergency department: nurses contend with prevention in the healthcare arena.
abstract: Violence and assault in the emergency department (ED) are recognized as significant occupational hazards for nursing professionals. Learning what assault means to emergency nurses is a critical step in planning long-term solutions to workplace violence. It is vital that nurses take a realistic account of all the risks of assault and build a comprehensive and supportive approach to the problem so as to ensure the safety of EDs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Services and Critical Care, Seton Medical Center, 1201 West 8th Street, Austin, Texas 78705, USA. dpresley@seton.org
authors.forename: Diane
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Presley
authors.forename: Gail
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Robinson
mesh_terms: D015984:Causality; D003142:Communication; D016529:Emergency Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D007697:Kinesics; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D015399:Nursing Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology / Q000592:standards*; D016272:Occupational Health; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000458:organization & administration; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012637:Security Measures / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration; D014754:Violence / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D017132:Workplace