Consequences and Control Measures of Workplace Violence among 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 violence and abuse against nurses in hospitals in iran.

PURPOSE The rising rate of violence and abuse in health care centers has become a major problem for nurses. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to explore the prevalence of assaults during nurses' careers in the Islamic Republic of Iran. METHODS Self-report questionnaires were filled out by 1,317 nurses. RESULTS Verbal abuse was experienced by 87.4% of the population during a 6-mo...