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KMID : 0388320070140040446
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Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamental Nursing
2007 Volume.14 No. 4 p.446 ~ p.456
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Violence Episodes and Responses of Emergency Room Nurses
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Kim Su-Yon
Eom Mi-Ran
Oh Hee-Young
Ahn Hye-Young
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of study was to identify violence episodes by patients and/or their guardians and responses from emergency room nurses.
Method: A convenient sample of 172 emergency nurses was selected from general hospitals with more than 200 beds. A survey design was used and data were collected from October 2 to October 11, 2006. using self-report questionnaires which were developed by the authors. Descriptive statistics, with the SPSS PC program were used to analyze the data.
Results: The majority of nurses(97.1%) had experienced violence by patients or their guardians in the previous month. Violence offenders who were drunk comprised 68.6% of total offenders. Causes of violence were delays in examination and treatment(59.9%). The major coping behavior in dealing with violence episodes was ignoring(40.1%). Responses to violence experienced by emergency nurses were rated as 2.39. Response to violence according to general characteristics of the nurses showed no statistically significant differences.
Conclusion: Considering the high prevalence of violence experienced by emergency nurses, hospitals must develop and manage preventive education programs and policy.
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KEYWORD
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Emergencies, Nurses, Violence
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