A Multiregional Study of Nurses' Beliefs and Attitudes About Work Safety and Patient Assault

Poster, Elizabeth C.; Ryan, Jane

doi:10.1176/ps.45.11.1104

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“…In studies performed in the USA, the UK, Australia, South Africa, and Ireland, it has been shown that nurses and other health-care staff do not tend to report aggressive behavior or take necessary action until there is an incidence of physical injury, despite the presence of official reports. [28,30,31,[33][34][35] These findings are similar to our findings. These results may indicate that violence against nurses is not accurately reported and that there is no proper institutional system for reporting incidents of violence.…”

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confidence: 91%

“…Other studies have indicated either no relation between education and violence [27,30,31] or that nurses with a low education level are more often exposed to violence. [32] Most of the nurses in the current study became angry in response to violence, did not get help after the violent event, did not consider resigning from their job, did not take a leave of absence, paid more attention to their relationships with patients, and spent more time protecting themselves.…”

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Experience of workplace violence among nurses in Turkey*

Günaydın¹,

Kutlu²

2012

Psi Hem Derg

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ÖZET Amaç SUMMARY Objectives:The aim of the present study was to determine the type, extent, and the effects of workplace violence among nurses in diverse health-care settings.Methods: A descriptive design was used in the current study. 868 nurses working in general health care settings in Istanbul, Turkey were included in the study. Results:The prevalence of exposure to violence was 64.1% (n=556).The most frequent perpetrators of workplace violence were visitors/ relatives (56.7%) and patients (37.4%). Perpetrators were mostly male (68.2%). The level of violence towards nurses working in the emergency and psychiatric units was higher than that of those working in other areas (χ 2 =64.54; p<0.001). The level of violence toward high school graduates was higher than that of those with a higher education level (χ 2 =38.33; p<0.001). Conclusion:Health care providers, especially nurses, are considered a professional group at high risk for violence. Our results support the notion that violence toward nurses is a universal issue.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

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Experience of workplace violence among nurses in Turkey*

Günaydın¹,

Kutlu²

2012

Psi Hem Derg

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“…Here too, differences exist in the different fields of health (Sullivan and Yuan, 1995). Poster and Ryan (1994) have shown that 26% of the nurses that were questioned had been threatened at least once by a patient with a weapon or a contaminated syringe (Lanza, 1996). In a representative sample of Swedish nurses, Arnetz et al (1996) have shown that 29% of them have already been exposed to physical violence and 35% have been threatened with psychological violence.…”

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Physical violence at the workplace: Consequences on health and measures of prevention

Steffgen¹

2008

European Review of Applied Psychology

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Based on definitions and theoretical models of physical violence at the workplace, this paper presents scientific knowledge and working hypotheses regarding both, the causes and effects of physical violence on health, and pertinent preventive measures of intervention to be taken by enterprises. Four groups of determinants of violence are presented and discussed: determinants relative to the structure and the culture of the enterprise; the aggressor; the victim; and the socio-cultural environment. The theoretical model by Baron and Neumann [Public Admin Q 21 (1998) ] is used to explain the complex origin of violent behavior at work based on these determinants. Moreover, the various and multiple consequences of a violent act are examined. In addition to the direct effects of such an act on the social, organizational and individual level, the indirect effects are also taken into consideration. In this analytical context, health problems are more particularly underlined, such as the psychological trauma suffered by victims of a violent act. Finally, two different areas of intervention will be distinguished: interventions on the physical environment and interventions on the level of company management or an organizational group which aims at changing the behavior of the members of the organization. Different scientific evaluations of action programs to reduce violent acts are presented. In conclusion, this paper calls for further research on physical violence in the workplace. © 2008 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved. RésuméEn se basant sur des définitions scientifiques et des modèles théoriques de la violence physique sur le lieu de travail, l'article présente les savoirs scientifiques et les hypothèses de référence quant aux causes, quant aux effets sur la santé et quant aux mesures d'intervention préventive pertinentes à prendre à l'égard de la violence physique dans les entreprises. Quatre groupes de déterminants sont présentés et discutés : déterminants relatifs à la structure et culture de l'entreprise, à l'agresseur, à la victime et à l'environnement socioculturel. Le modèle théorique de Baron et Neumann, J.H. [Public Admin Q 21 (1998) 446-64] sert de modèle de référence pour expliquer la genèse complexe des comportements violents sur le lieu de travail à partir de ces déterminants. Par ailleurs, les conséquences variées et multiples de l'acte violent sont examinées. Mis à part les effets directs -au niveau social, organisationnel et individuel -d'un tel acte, les effets indirects sont également à prendre en considération. Dans ce contexte d'analyse, les problèmes de santé sont plus particulièrement mis en exergue, comme, par example, le traumatisme psychique subi par les victimes d'un acte violent. Enfin, deux différents domaines d'intervention vont être distingués : les interventions sur l'environnement physique et les interventions auprès de la direction d'une entreprise ou d'une unité organisationnelle et qui ont pour objectif le changement du comportement des membres de l'organisation. Di...

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“…Limited research has been conducted on the nursing practice environment of inpatient psychiatric nurses, particularly in the United States where existing studies are limited to dissertations (Heeren, 1991;Kearney, 1995;Mohr, 1995); a study related to assault against psychiatric nurses (Poster & Ryan, 1994); and studies about the organization of a unit (Morrison, 1990a(Morrison, , 1990b(Morrison, , 1998. The extant literature related to inpatient psychiatric nurses was conducted in Australia and New Zealand (Berg & Hallberg, 2000;Cleary, 2004;Cleary & Edwards, 1999;Delaney, Clearly, Jordan, & Horsfall, 2001;Farrell & Dares, 1999;Fourie, McDonald, Connor, & Barlett, 2005;Happell, Martin, & Pinikahana, 2003;O'Brien & Cole, 2004;Taylor & Barling, 2004), Canada (Robinson, Clements, & Land, 2003), England (Callaghan, 1991;Fagin, Brown, Bartlett, Leary, & Carson, 1995;Fagin et al, 1996;Hall, 2004;Higgins, Hurst, & Wistow, 1999;Mistral, Hall, & McKee, 2002;Sammut, 1997;Sullivan, 1993;Whittington, 2002;Whittington & Wykes, 1992), Norway (Severinsson & Hummelvoll, 2001), Sweden (Severinsson & Hallberg, 1998), Japan (Ito, Eisen, Sederer, Yamada, & Tachimori, 2001), and a combination of two or more of the above countries (Melchior, Bours, Schmitz, & Wittich, 1997;Thomsen, Arnetz, Nolan, Soares, & Dallender, 1999).…”

Section: Nurse Practice Environmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Conceptualization of Physical Restraint as a Nursing-Sensitive Adverse Outcome in Acute Care Psychiatric Treatment Settings

Gerolamo

2006

Archives of Psychiatric Nursing

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A Multiregional Study of Nurses' Beliefs and Attitudes About Work Safety and Patient Assault

Cited by 23 publications

References 15 publications

Experience of workplace violence among nurses in Turkey*

Experience of workplace violence among nurses in Turkey*

Physical violence at the workplace: Consequences on health and measures of prevention

The Conceptualization of Physical Restraint as a Nursing-Sensitive Adverse Outcome in Acute Care Psychiatric Treatment Settings

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