RESULTS
Of the 110 nurse participants, 80 reported being assaulted. Sixty-four of the assaulted nurses were women, and 16 were men. Be comparing the narratives with the quantitative data provided by each participant, researchers found that female participant frequently underreported both the frequency and severity of assault in the quantitative segment. In addition, five clear themes arose from an analysis of the written narratives and debriefing sessions of the female nurses. Only one of these themes was identified in the data obtained from the male nurse.