Workplace Violence and Abuse Against Nurses in Hospitals in Iran

Abstract

The findings showed a noticeable trend of a rising number of assaults against nurses. The findings of this study may help hospital staff and nurses to avoid, reduce and control violence and abuse.

Workplace Violence and its Associated Factors among Nurses

“…Our study shows that staff nurses had experienced more violence than ANMs which is paradoxical with the findings of a study conducted in Iran and Jordan, which showed that nurses with lower position were exposed to workplace violence. 7,23 The difference in findings might be due to variation in age and working experience between nurses and ANMs. Unlike with this study results, a study conducted in Southern Thailand 19 showed that nurses working in rotating shifts experienced more violence than nurses in fixed shifts.…”

“…Studies in Iran, Southern Thailand, and Palestine support the findings of our study. 7,10,15,21,22 The reason behind this could be that the nurses with less experience may commit mistakes and also they may lack sound communication skills. Our study shows that staff nurses had experienced more violence than ANMs which is paradoxical with the findings of a study conducted in Iran and Jordan, which showed that nurses with lower position were exposed to workplace violence.…”

“…4,5 Workplace violence is regarded as being a problematic and significant issue for the nursing profession worldwide. [6][7][8] Studies showed that nurses are three times more likely to experience violence than any other professional group. 9 International Council of Nurses (ICN) claimed that globally more than two-thirds nurses did not feel safe at the workplace in 2004.…”

“…10 It varied from place to place ranged from 10 to 95 percent in many countries worldwide. 3,7,[11][12][13][14][15] Thus this study aimed to assess the prevalence of workplace violence and its associated factors among nurses in Pokhara, Nepal.…”

Experience of Workplace Violence among Intensive Care Unit Nurses

“…간호사의 대부분이 여성이어 서 성별에 따른 폭력을 비교하기 어려운 경우도 있으나 [12], 성별에 따른 차이 유무에 대한 다양한 연구결과가 보고되고 있다 [21][22][23][24][25]. 여성에 대한 폭력은 심각한 사회적 문제로서, 성 별에 기반한 권력관계와 성적인 특성, 자아정체성의 영향을 받는 복합적인 현상으로 파악되고 있다 [2,5]. …”