Factors influencing violence at emergency departments: Patients' relatives' perspectives
INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY NURSING, vol.54, 2021 (SCI-Expanded)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 54
- Publication Date: 2021
- Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ienj.2020.100942
- Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY NURSING
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Keywords: Health workers, Nurse, Emergency department, Violence, Patient relatives, WORKPLACE VIOLENCE, RISK-FACTORS, AGGRESSION, NURSES, CONSEQUENCES, PERCEPTIONS, WORKERS, TRIAGE, VIEW
- Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Introduction: In hospitals, the places where the highest rate of violence is perpetrated are emergency departments (EDs). Evaluating patient relatives' perceptions of violence and obtaining their views about how to prevent violence incidents are important in terms of uncovering the factors that increase violent behaviors. This study was aimed at determining the factors increasing violence in the emergency department (ED) from the perspectives of patient relatives.