Consequences of workplace violence directed at nurses

Consequences of workplace violence directed at nurses.

The consequences of workplace violence (WPV) are far-reaching, and impact on the nurse, the perpetrator and the organization. However, the authors were unable to identify any research in the literature on nurses' perceptions of the consequences of WPV in non-teaching hospital settings. This study therefore aimed to examine nurses' perspectives of the consequences of WPV, to identify ways to red...

NIOSH Course for Nurses on Workplace Violence

Clinically assessed consequences of workplace physical violence

OBJECTIVES To assess consequences of physical violence at work and identify their predictors. METHODS Among the patients in a medicolegal consultation from 2007 to 2010, the subsample of workplace violence victims (n = 185) was identified and contacted again in average 30 months after the assault. Eighty-six victims (47 %) participated. Ordinal logistic regression analyses assessed the effect...

Explaining Oncology Nurses’ Experiences with Workplace Violence: A Qualitative Study

Introduction: Workplace violence against nurses is regarded as a continuing and prevalent problem across the world. The purpose of this study was to explain oncology nurses’ experiences with workplace violence. Material and Methods: The present study was fulfilled using qualitative content analysis in 2017 based on purposive sampling method. To this end, semi-structured interviews were perform...

Workplace physical violence, verbal violence, and mobbing experienced by nurses at a university hospital.

BACKGROUND/AIM The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of and risk factors for physical violence, verbal violence, and mobbing experienced by nurses in a university hospital. MATERIALS AND METHODS This was a cross-sectional study conducted at Gazi University Medical Faculty Hospital. A questionnaire form recommended by the WHO and the International Labor Organization was administ...