Australasian emergency nursing journal : AENJ
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Australas Emerg Nurs J · May 2016
Nurses' attitudes towards the reporting of violence in the emergency department.
The incidence of workplace violence against nurses in emergency departments is underreported. Thus, the true nature and frequency of violent incidents remains unknown. It is therefore difficult to address the problem. ⋯ While emergency nurses do report violence, they do not use the formal reporting system. When they did use the formal reporting system they were motivated to do so in order to protect themselves. As a consequence of underreporting, the nature and extent of workplace violence remains unknown.