Violence towards Emergency Nurses: The 2016 Italian National Survey—A cross‐sectional study

To analyse the dimensions and characteristics of violence towards Emergency nurses in a national context (Italy).Nurses are the most exposed to workplace violence, especially in Emergency Department contexts.A cross-sectional study was conducted in all Italian regions. Descriptive analyses were used to examine violence from patients and relatives (Type II violence) concerning personal characteristics of the Emergency nurses and perpetrators,...