Prevalence of workplace violent episodes experienced by nurses in acute psychiatric settings

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 14; no. 1; p. e0211183
• Main Authors: Niu, Shu-Fen, Kuo, Shu-Fen, Tsai, Hsiu-Ting, Kao, Ching-Chiu, Traynor, Victoria, Chou, Kuei-Ru
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 24.01.2019; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Adult; Aggression; Aggressiveness (Psychology); Analysis; Biology and Life Sciences; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Health aspects; Humans; Male; Medical personnel; Medicine and Health Sciences; Middle Aged; Morale; Nurses; Nursing Staff, Hospital; Occupational health; Occupational safety; People and Places; Personnel Turnover; Practice; Prevention; Psychiatric Department, Hospital; Psychiatric patients; Psychiatric-mental health nursing; Research and Analysis Methods; Security; Security management; Social aspects; Social Sciences; Surveys and Questionnaires; Taiwan; Turnover rate; Violence; Workplace Violence; Workplaces; Taiwan; Switzerland

Nurses who experience workplace violence exhibit compromised care quality and decreased work morale, which may increase their turnover rate. This study explored prevalence of workplace violence, the reaction of victims, and workplace strategies adopted to prevent violence among acute psychiatric set...