• Emerg Med Australas · Aug 2022

    Daily reality of violence in a rural emergency department: Is violence becoming the new normal?

    • Alycia Jacob, Julia Van Vuuren, Leigh Kinsman, and Evelien Spelten.
    • Murtupuni Centre for Rural and Remote Health, James Cook University, Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia.
    • Emerg Med Australas. 2022 Aug 1; 34 (4): 555-558.

    ObjectivesViolence in emergency healthcare is a persistent and concerning problem. The objective of the present study was to explore and understand rural nurses' views on the daily experience and impact of violence, and its perpetrators.MethodsThe present study took a descriptive exploratory approach. Two focus groups were held with nurses from an ED at a rural hospital in New South Wales, Australia.ResultsViolence occurred regularly and had a significant impact on staff. Nurses go to work expecting to search patients for weapons and be physically and verbally abused. Tolerating and being able to manage violence has become a rite of passage.ConclusionsThe present study shows that rural workers, like metropolitan workers, feel experiences of violence are a routine part of their roles. Violence in healthcare is a societal issue, that cannot be solved without a multifactor approach that considers the characteristics of the perpetrators.© 2022 Australasian College for Emergency Medicine.

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