Chapman Rose, Styles Irene
Curtin University of Technology, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia.
Accid Emerg Nurs. 2006 Oct;14(4):245-9. doi: 10.1016/j.aaen.2006.08.004. Epub 2006 Oct 24.
This commentary paper highlights the every day reality for nurses facing episodes of violence and aggression while working in the health care system in Western Australia and identifies future research necessary to address the problem. Nurses, in a range of work environments, face the terrifying possibility of being victims of aggressive and violent incidents while caring for patients. The consequences of these events are far reaching and include an increased cost to the health care system, loss of experienced nurses from the workforce and the inability to attract nurses back to the bedside. Although the West Australian government has attempted to address the problems with quick fixes, no current initiatives have been effective and nurses are still experiencing assault in ever increasing numbers. To ensure that nurses stop being the victims of these events it is essential that nurses, government and the community refuse to accept that violence and aggression are 'just part of the job'. Sound research is important in raising awareness and providing direction for hospital policy and practice. Furthermore, future research in the area has to investigate the phenomenon as a whole taking into consideration all aspects of these events. The results of this research must then form the framework for future education programs, policies and best-practice guidelines for safety of nurses and ultimately patient care.
这篇评论文章强调了西澳大利亚医疗系统中护士在工作时面临暴力和攻击事件的日常现实，并指出了解决该问题所需的未来研究方向。在一系列工作环境中，护士在照顾患者时面临着成为攻击和暴力事件受害者的可怕可能性。这些事件的后果影响深远，包括医疗系统成本增加、经验丰富的护士流失以及无法吸引护士回到床边工作。尽管西澳大利亚政府试图通过权宜之计解决这些问题，但目前的举措都没有效果，护士遭受攻击的人数仍在不断增加。为确保护士不再成为这些事件的受害者，护士、政府和社区必须拒绝接受暴力和攻击是“工作的一部分”这种观点。可靠的研究对于提高认识以及为医院政策和实践提供指导至关重要。此外，该领域未来的研究必须全面调查这一现象，考虑这些事件的各个方面。然后，这项研究的结果必须构成未来教育项目、政策以及护士安全和最终患者护理最佳实践指南的框架。
