Discussion response
When you peer review another’s work, you will critically analyze the abstract for its potential to impact the ways of knowing in nursing and suggest improvements.
You will likely read the abstract once or twice before delving in with comments and first impressions.
Using the checklist below, identify strengths and areas for improvement, being sure to address each critical element in your review.
Abstract
Background: Violence against nurses in the workplace is a global nursing professional practice issue that has negative impacts to not only the nurses but also the quality of care provided and overall cost of healthcare. According to Al-Qadi (2021), about 25% of nurses reported physical assault by a patient or family member, over 50% reported verbal abuse or bullying and 17.2% of nurses to leave their job every year due to workplace violence. This research review aims to explore the effects of violence prevention/management (de-escalation) training in reducing the incidents of violent acts against nurses. Objective: In emergency departments and psychiatric inpatient setting, what effect does implementation of crisis management training, compared to the absence of this training, have on the incidence of workplace violence? Methods: Data from six research studies was reviewed and data/information pertinent violence against nurses and the effects of violence prevention/crisis management in the patient setting was collected for review. Results: The findings of the six research studies showed that workplace violence prevention training helped prevent and manage violence among nurses in both Emergency room and psychiatric In-patient settings. Conclusions: Workplace violence against nurses has been an ongoing issue for many years. The research studies reviewed showed the effectiveness of crisis prevention/management (de-escalation) training in reducing the incidences of violence against nurses in the Emergency room and Psychiatric in-patient setting. Relevance to Clinical Practice: Workplace violence is a nursing issue that affects the quality of care provided, decreases the nurses job satisfaction and results in increased healthcare costs.
Keywords: workplace violence against nurses, de-escalation, violence against nurses, emergency department, and psychiatric in-patient.
