Sjuksköterskors upplevelser av hot och våld inom akutsjukvård
Background: An indisputable right for nurses is to have a safe and secure work environment so they can deliver a high quality care. To bring a clear definition of what threat and violence are, is an important part in the work to prevent threat and violence. One part of the problem is that the experience and understanding of threat and violence can be different from one person to another. Aim: The aim of this quality study was to emphasize Nurses experience of threat and violence at workplace. Method: The method used in this study was qualitative interviews in the sense to bring out the nurses experience. Four nurses at four different emergency divisions were interviewed. Results; Two leading categories emerged with 12 subcategories. The leading categories are: nurse?s experience of threat and violence and nurse?s management of threat and violence. Conclusion; This study shows that nurses experience threat and violenc at their workplace and that the increased amount of violence in the society reflects on what happens at the hospitals.