Violence in the emergency department: asking the right questions.

Investigation of violence against emergency nurses in a referral university hospital in Southern Iran

Introduction: Today, the incidence of violence such as verbal violence physical violence, including battering, sexual harassment is defined conflicts, especially in work environments around the world. The aim of this study was to investigate violence against emergency department nurses of Shahid Mohammadi hospital in Bandar Abbas. Methods: This study was a cross - sectional descriptive study wh...

Are We Asking All the Right Questions About Quality of Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries?

Workplace Violence: A Regional Survey in Iranian Hospitals’ Emergency Departments

Background and Objectives: Violence toward healthcare workers has emerged as an important health problem. This type of violence has the potential to severely influence healthcare workers, patients, and the community. This study aimed to explore the prevalence of violence in emergency departments, and to identify associated risk fac‌tors using a sample of emergency department healthcare workers ...

Frequency of the Type of Workplace Violence against Hamadan Medical Emergency Technicians and its Relationship with Individual and Occupational Variables, 2018

Objectives: Medical emergency technicians are more likely to be exposed to workplace violence because exposure to emergency situations  .  This study seems to be necessary because the physical and psychological effects of the violence  Therefore, the present study aimed to determine the frequency of type of workplace violence against medical emergency technicians Hamadan province and its relati...

Prevalence of Workplace Violence of Emergency Medical Staff and Relevant Factors in Chaharmahal-Bakhtyari Province in 2020

Introduction: In the past years, workplace violence in the area of health has been reported with an upward trend. This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of workplace violence of emergency medical staff and relevant factors in Chaharmahal-Bakhtyari province in 2020. Methods and Materials: This descriptive, analytical, and cross-sectional research was conducted in the emergency medical cent...