Violence, job satisfaction, and employment intentions among home healthcare registered nurses

Workplace violence, defined as violent acts directed toward workers, includes physical assault, threat of assault, and verbal abuse and is widely recognized as a threat to workers' health and safety. Healthcare workers, especially nurses, are known to be at high risk. As employees who work alon...

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Published inHome healthcare nurse Vol. 27; no. 6; p. 364
Main Authors Canton, Allison N, Sherman, Martin F, Magda, Lori A, Westra, Leah J, Pearson, Julie M, Raveis, Victoria H, Gershon, Robyn R M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.06.2009
Subjects
Female
Home Care Services - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Job Satisfaction
Male
Needs Assessment
New York
Nurse Clinicians
Nurse-Patient Relations
Occupational Health
Professional-Family Relations
Risk Assessment
Sampling Studies
Surveys and Questionnaires
Violence - statistics & numerical data
New York
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Summary:Workplace violence, defined as violent acts directed toward workers, includes physical assault, threat of assault, and verbal abuse and is widely recognized as a threat to workers' health and safety. Healthcare workers, especially nurses, are known to be at high risk. As employees who work alone, have access to drugs, provide care to people in distress, and/or have frequent close contact with clients, they face a greater likelihood of exposure to violence. Nurses' risk has been correlated with degree of patient contact; the odds of physical violence are 7.2 and 9.0 times greater for healthcare workers with moderate and high patient contact, respectively, compared with those with little or no contact.
ISSN:1539-0713
DOI:10.1097/01.nhh.0000356828.27090.bd