Workplace violence: differences in perceptions of nursing work between those exposed and those not exposed: a cross-sector analysis
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Article Title | Workplace violence: differences in perceptions of nursing work between those exposed and those not exposed: a cross-sector analysis |
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ERA Journal ID | 14087 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Hegney, Desley (Author), Tuckett, Anthony (Author), Parker, Deborah (Author) and Eley, Robert (Author) |
Journal Title | International Journal of Nursing Practice |
Journal Citation | 16 (2), pp. 188-202 |
Number of Pages | 15 |
Year | 2010 |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
Place of Publication | Melbourne, Australia |
ISSN | 1322-7114 |
1440-172X | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-172X.2010.01829.x |
Web Address (URL) | http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/123332636/PDFSTART |
Abstract | Nurses are at high risk of incurring workplace violence during their working life. This paper reports the findings on a cross sectional, descriptive, self-report, postal survey in 2007. A stratified random sample of 3,000 of the 29,789 members of the Queensland Nurses Union employed in the public, private and aged care sectors resulted in 1192 responses (39.7%). This paper reports the differences: between those nurses who experienced workplace violence and those who did not; across employment sectors. The incidence of workplace violence is highest in public sector nursing. Patients/clients/residents were the major perpetrators of workplace violence and the existence of a workplace policy did not decrease levels of workplace violence. Nurses providing clinical care in the private and aged care sectors experienced more workplace violence than more senior nurses. While workplace violence was associated with high work stress, teamwork and a supportive workplace mitigated workplace violence. The perception of workplace safety was inversely related to workplace violence. With the exception of public sector nursing, nurses reported an inverse relationship with workplace violence and morale. |
Keywords | workplace violence; policy; nurses; safety; stress; teamwork |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 350505. Occupational and workplace health and safety |
520104. Industrial and organisational psychology (incl. human factors) | |
420599. Nursing not elsewhere classified | |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | National University of Singapore |
University of Queensland | |
Centre for Rural and Remote Area Health |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9z5qw/workplace-violence-differences-in-perceptions-of-nursing-work-between-those-exposed-and-those-not-exposed-a-cross-sector-analysis
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