Workplace Violence Outside the Hospital Setting

Workplace Violence in the Emergency Healthcare Setting: Balancing the Needs

Hospital XYZ is located in an urban area of the United States. Over the past three years, Hospital XYZ cared for an average of 668 patients per year whom required precautionary measures be taken to protect the patient and/or staff. An average of 152 of these patients were assaultive, and as a result, an average of thirteen employees per year suffered recordable injuries due to the violent behav...

Workplace Physical Violence against the Pre-hospital Emergency Staff in Guilan Province

Abstract Introduction: Workplace violence is one of the problems faced by health care workers. Pre-hospital emergency staff is exposed to workplace violence, according to their working conditions. Understanding the nature of workplace violence plays a fundamental role in its prevention and management. Objective: This study was conducted to determine the frequency of workplace physical violenc...

Workplace Violence

Workplace Violence Workplace violence has become a well-known yet often misunderstood social problem in both the United States and around the world. Ever since 1986, when a postal employee in Edmond, Oklahoma, murdered 14 fellow employees and wounded several others, workplace violence has been synonymous with senseless violence directed against coworkers and supervisors by deranged and disgrunt...

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Nurses Exposure to Workplace Violence in a Large Teaching Hospital in Iran

Background Workplace violence is one of the factors which can strongly reduce job satisfaction and the quality of working life of nurses. The aim of this study was to measure nurses’ exposure to workplace violence in one of the major teaching hospitals in Tehran in 2010.   Methods We surveyed the nurses in a cross-sectional design in 2010. The questionnaire was adapted from a standardized quest...