Dr.Eileen Coweyohood JAMAL Mohsen Albalawi2022-05-302022-05-30https://drepo.sdl.edu.sa/handle/20.500.14154/53388Background Among all the clinical workers, nurses are predisposed to maximum risk for workplace violence (WPV). It has been reported that emergency department (ED) contributes to the setting with majority of WPV incidences. Current literature reports disparity in prevalence and trends of gender differences of WPV among nurses in ED. Aim This review aims to critically explore the prevalence and trends of WPV against female nurses in comparison to male nurses in emergency departments. Methods A systematised literature review was performed. Database searches were conducted. The articles were screened and selected. Data was extracted and association of gender of nurses and WPV in ED was summarised. The role of gender as a predictor of WPV was also summarised. Results Fifteen articles were selected for this systematised literature review. Most studies based on just nurse’s, reported significant association of male nurses with physical violence (p < 0.05) compared to female nurses, who were more exposed to verbal abuse. This signifies the predilection of attitude of common perpetrators like patients/clients towards different gendered nurses. However, most of the studies with mixed population of healthcare workers (HCWs) reported non-significant association, which could be explained due to difference in prevalence and trends of WPV against different HCWs. Conclusion This review indicates the presence of differences in WPV against different gendered nurses in ED, but there is lack of sufficient number of original researches. It is recommended to carry out more studies looking at the association of gender and WPV specifically in nurses.  en