International nursing review
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Multicenter Study
Workplace violence against emergency department nurses in Oman: a cross-sectional multi-institutional study.
To examine the prevalence, characteristics and factors associated with workplace violence against emergency department nurses in Oman. ⋯ The high prevalence of workplace violence is alarming and demonstrates the need for additional interventions to reduce violence and limit its consequences on healthcare professionals and patients' quality of care. Findings from this study can be used to implement changes in existing anti-violence policies.