What is the impact of patient violence in the emergency department on emergency nurses' intention to leave?
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Avsar, Pinar
Nugent, Linda
O'Connor, Tom
Moore, Zena
Patton, Declan
Watson, Chanel
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Aim: To examine the impact that patient violence, experienced in the emergency department, has on emergency nurses' intention to leave their job. Background: Emergency departments have become known for their overcrowding, chaos, unpredictability and violence. Emergency nurses are at high risk of experiencing workplace violence, which is cited in the literature as having a direct effect on general nurses' intention to leave. A high rate of nursing turnover may lead to short staffing, jeopardize the quality of patient care and increase overcrowding and wait times. Evaluation: A systematic review was undertaken in CINAHL, Medline and Psych INFO databases using published data until November 2021. Six articles were included, and PRISMA guidelines were adhered it. Key Issues: Workplace violence in the emergency department had a direct impact on emergency nurses' intention to leave and decreased their job satisfaction. Verbal abuse is the most experienced form of workplace violence. Conclusions: Workplace violence experienced by emergency nurses in the emergency department had a direct positive impact on their intention to leave and subsequently negative impact on their job satisfaction. Implications for Nursing Management: This review may inform clinical decision-making and aid in the development of clinical practice guidelines for a workplace violence prevention programme, specific to the emergency department.
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Journal of Nursing Management
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30
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© 2022 The Authors. Journal of Nursing Management published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.
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Stafford, S; Avsar, P; Nugent, L; O'Connor, T; Moore, Z; Patton, D; Watson, C, What is the impact of patient violence in the emergency department on emergency nurses' intention to leave?, Journal of Nursing Management, 2022, 30 (6), pp. 1852-1860