Advisory Board September 15, 2022
New data from Press Ganey found that over 5,000 nurses were assaulted on the job during the second quarter of 2022, leading nurses to call for policies that enforce “zero tolerance for hostility toward healthcare workers,” Carol Davis writes for HealthLeaders.
Over 5,000 nurses assaulted on the job in Q2
For the analysis, Press Ganey gathered data from 483 facilities in its National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI). Assault was defined “as any encounter involving deliberate forcible, unwanted physical or sexual contact, regardless of whether there is intent to harm,” Davis writes.
According to the analysis, psychiatric units, EDs, and pediatric units, including pediatric burn, pediatric rehabilitation, and pediatric surgery units, reported the highest number of nurse assaults.
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