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In a survey of 337 nurses across 11 emergency departments, 87.8% reported workplace violence during the preceding month.
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Among nurses reporting workplace violence, 98.6% cited patients or visitors, and 20.3% also reported incidents involving coworkers, most often bullying.
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Adjusted analyses associated overtime with higher odds of workplace violence, while night-shift work and employment at a freestanding emergency department were associated with lower odds.
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Because workplace violence was common, the authors caution that the overtime odds ratio may overstate the relative risk and reflect greater time exposed at work.
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The authors call for multifaceted prevention strategies and further research on team- and system-level approaches and coworker-perpetrated violence.
