Becker's Healthcare April 5, 2024
A growing proportion of nurses say incidents of violence and aggression they face on the job have become routine. As a result, many are considering an exit from the profession altogether.
In the first week of April — which the National Institutes of Health recognizes as Workplace Violence Prevention Awareness Month — at least two new reports have been published that underscore the growing toll violence has on the nursing workforce.
Last year, reported assaults against nurses were up 5% compared to 2022, according to an April 2 Press Ganey report on safety culture in healthcare. From 2022 to 2023, the rate of reported assaults against nurses jumped from 2.59 per 100 personnel to 2.71, an all-time high....
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