Addressing Workplace Safety in the Emergency Department: A Multi-Institutional Qualitative Investigation of Health Worker Assault Experiences.
Vrablik MC, Lawrence M, Ray JM, Moore M, Wong AH. Addressing Workplace Safety in the Emergency Department: A Multi-Institutional Qualitative Investigation of Health Worker Assault Experiences. Journal Of Occupational And Environmental Medicine 2020, 62: 1019-1028. PMID: 32991380, DOI: 10.1097/jom.0000000000002031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWorkplace violenceEmergency departmentGeographically distinct institutionsHealth workersPatient assaultsThematic analysisHealthcare systemPotential interventionsEmergency preparednessPhases of preparednessIdentified conceptsHealthQualitative investigationInterventionInterconnected influencesSustained impactWorkplace safetyWorkplacePreparednessAssault experiencesComprehensive approachIndividual workersDepartmentRecovery phaseWorkers