Workplace violence (WPV) is an emerging problem for health workers (HWs) and a global concern in health systems. Scientific literatures infer that WPV against HWs is often attributed to workplace injuries and absenteeism, leading to a series of adverse c
A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out among 369 health care workers in a tertiary hospital in Kathmandu. A semi-structured questionnaire was used for data collection. Data was entered and analyzed using SPSS v20. Descriptive statistics were used to assess wo...
The rate of workplace violence directed at US healthcare workers is five times that of workers in any other industry, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The same study found that attacks had increased 63% from 2011 to 2018. Other polls that focus on the pandemic show that nearly...
General Workplace Violence Statistics 68% of workers across the world do not feel safe at work. The overwhelming majority of international workers are not satisfied with workplace health and safety protections. A recent survey of 2,000 workers who typically work in buildings with 500 or more emp...
There is perhaps no workplace hazard for which front-line health-care workers and patient safety are more closely linked than workplace violence. When workplace violence occurs, there are direct and indirect consequences for both staff and patients, including compromised patient care. The purpose of...
The studies identified seven categories of consequences of Workplace violence workplace violence: (1) physical, (2) psychological, (3) emotional, (4) work functioning, (5) relationship with Healthcare workers patients/quality of care, (6) social/general, and (7) financial. Psychological ...
Health Care Health care is the industry that generates more attention than any other with regard to violence—and with good reason. The most-recent government statistics show there are 7.8 cases of serious violence per 10,000 employees, which far exceeds any other industry. The fact is that nu...
Issues of workplace violence (WPV) in health care have garnered increasing attention due to the impact on the health care worker's well-being and retention. Yet, our understanding of whether and how WPV rates vary between health care facilities and occupations is limited, particularly information...
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With acts of violence increasing in society each day, workplaces cannot remain immune to them. Today it is common to witness incidents of verbal abuse, intimidations, and physical assaults in the workplace. Confirming this are some shocking statistics from the National Safety Council: ...