ENA Survey: 56 Percent of ED Nurses Assaulted in the Past Month
SCHAUMBURG, Ill., April 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- A recent "pulse check" survey of Emergency Nurses Association members revealed more than half of the responding emergency nurses had been either physically or verbally assaulted or threatened with violence in the previous 30 days.
- In the survey conducted Feb. 11-March 11, ED nurses described being head-butted, kicked, slapped, punched, stabbed with a pencil or hit with thrown objects, among other types of aggression.
- The verbal assaults and threats also have an impact:
"The patient threatened to cut my throat and said he would find out where I lived," one nurse reported. - Of the nearly 500 ENA members who responded, approximately one-in-10 said they are considering leaving nursing because of ongoing workplace violence.
- The health, safety and well-being of emergency nurses and their patients are at stake."