Background and Objectives: Workplace violence against female nurses is a significant and increasing problem. This study aimed to investigate workplace violence against female nurses in three general hospitals of Ilam located in Western Iran and identify factors influencing it incidents.   Methods: Seventy seven nurses were randomly selected and surveyed. The data were collected using an author...

Workplace violence is currently a worrying factor at many hospitals. The objectives of this study were to characterize the occupational violence problems detected by health workers in an emergency hospital. The study was exploratory and transversal, with a quantitative data approach. It took place at the emergency ward of a general hospital in Londrina, Paraná. The study population included 33 ...

OBJECTIVES To determine the prevalence and nature of workplace violence against nurses, and how nurses deal with such aggression; and to identify the risk factors related to violence in the hospital environment. DESIGN Cross-sectional questionnaire study. SETTING University teaching hospital, Hong Kong. PARTICIPANTS All nursing staff in the hospital, except nurses who were unable to read ...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to investigate emergency nurses' experiences and perceptions of violence from patients and visitors in US emergency departments (EDs). BACKGROUND The ED is a particularly vulnerable setting for workplace violence, and because of a lack of standardized measurement and reporting mechanisms for violence in healthcare settings, data are scarce. METHODS ...

Defi nition The Workplace Safety and Health Council defi nes workplace aggression6 as being not limited to physical violence, or to the geographical worksite. It is any abuse, including verbal, physical or emotional abuse and sexual harassment of healthcare providers resulting in injury, psychological harm, mal-development or deprivation. This is commonly termed “healthcare violence”. Perpetrat...

Intimate partner violence is a significant health problem for women, with consequences extending to work as well as society at large. This article describes workplace interference tactics, how women cope with violence at work, and workplace supports for a sample of recently employed women with domestic violence orders (DVO; n = 518). Results indicate that violent partners used a wide range of w...

BACKGROUND Workplace violence against female nurses is an increasing problem. In addition, recognition the rights of patients can reduce such violence against female nurses. Therefore, the aim of the current study was to investigate workplace violence against female nurses in respect with patients' bill of rights at two public hospitals of Ilam in 2012. METHODS In a descriptive cross-sectiona...

THE EFFECT OF ORGANIZATIONAL VIOLENCE PREVENTION CLIMATE AND WORKPLACE AGGRESSION WITHIN SCHOOLS: AN INVESTIGATION OF BURNOUT SYNDROME IN TEACHERS AND THE MODERATING EFFECT OF LOCUS OF CONTROL, COMMUNAL ORIENTATION, AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION CLIMATE