Healthcare workers are at particular risk for experiencing violence from their patients, though these incidents often go unreported. Experiencing violence in the workplace has been associated with numerous negative outcomes, including absenteeism, burnout and diminished quality of care. However, little ...
Many physicians, nurses and other health workers experience violence in the workplace.4But why? Survey respondents reported that abusive patients tended to be intoxicated (19%), repeat abusers (33%) or had mental illness problems (33%).2Among abusive family members, 5% were intoxicated and 14...
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Workplace violence (WPV) is a distinguished global occupational hazard that faces workers in the health care system, whether from the patients or their relatives, or even from other physicians and co-worker [12, 13]. The International Labour Organization defines WPV as “a range of unacceptable...
Workplace violence includes direct physical assaults (with or without weapons), written or verbal threats, physical or verbal harassment, and homicide. Incivility, bullying, and workplace violence result in decreased job satisfaction, reduced organizational commitment, and decreased personal health, as ...
Workplace violence, a dangerous and complex occupational hazard in the modern health care work environment, presents challenges for nurses, other health care employees, management, labor unions, and regulators. Violence from patients, visitors, and coworkers is often tolerated and explained as part of...
Mass media, business, security, and government publications routinely highlight the incidents of workplace violence, yet little research has examined these incidents for gender similarities and differences. Using data from the 1992–1996 National Crime Victimization Survey, it is found that gender differ...
Workplace violence on workers caring for long-term institutionalized schizophrenic patients in Taiwan. J Occup Health. 2007;49:311-6.Chen WC, Wang JD, Lew-Ting CY, Chiu HJ and Lin YP: Workplace violence on workers caring for long- term institutionalized schizophrenic patients in Taiwan. J ...
Many patients have chronic conditions and substance use disorders which has been associated with higher likelihood to be perceived as verbally aggressive and/or perpetrate workplace violence (WPV). Using interviews with 26 HPs at safety net clinics, we investigated how HPs manage interactions with ...
Conclusion: These findings showed nurses are at considerable risk for workplace violence, and they experience various types of violence from patients, caregivers, and physicians. We suggest that hospitals formulate appropriate policies, guidelines and programs to prevent and cope with workplace violence ...