Agressão física contra técnicos de enfermagem em hospitais psiquiátricos

Vieira, Gisele Lacerda Chave

doi:10.1590/2317-6369000004216

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“…The notion that violence is an expected part of the work of nurses, and should only be reported when a severe event occurs, leads to a lack of institutional support and hides the magnitude of the problem. 20 Therefore, not responding to the incident or pretending nothing happened, both of which were common responses in the present study, increases the severity of workplace violence and makes it more difficult to detect. It is crucial for nursing staff to be aware of the different types of violence they may experience in the workplace and that they report these incidents, since they may have a major impact on their health and work-related quality of life.…”

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“…In the present study, the fact that most participants were nursing technicians may have contributed to our findings; these workers are more vulnerable to occupational violence, since their close contact with patients increases their exposure to aggression. 20 As for the frequency of violence, most studies find that these events have occurred once in the previous 12 months, showing that violence is a common feature of the workplace for nurses, with verbal abuse being the most common type of aggression, leading to stress and dissatisfaction with work. 21 A separate study has also found that workplace violence occurred most frequently in the morning period.…”

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Workplace violence among nursing professionals

Bernardes¹,

Karino²,

Martins³

et al. 2020

Rev Bras Med Trab

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Introduction: The frequency of workplace violence has increased significantly across several countries, with short- and long-term effects on workers’ health. Within the health care sector, nursing professionals are the most exposed to workplace violence, since they provide direct assistance to patients on a 24-hour basis. Objectives: To identify the types of occupational violence experienced by nursing professionals. Methods: This was a descriptive, quantitative study of 55 nursing professionals in the emergency unit of a public hospital. Data were collected between April and June 2018 through the Questionnaire for Workplace Violence Experienced or Witnessed by Nursing Professionals. Categorical variables were presented as frequencies and percentages, while continuous variables were described using measures of central tendency and dispersion. Results: A total of 49 (88.9%) participants had experienced workplace violence, with 21 (38%) suffering verbal abuse; 14 (25.4%) experiencing mobbing; 6 (11%) reporting physical violence; 5 (9.1%) suffering sexual harassment; and 3 (5.4%) reporting racial discrimination. Furthermore, 44 (90%) of these individuals reported that the incidents of violence could have been prevented. Conclusions: The types of violence observed included physical aggression, verbal abuse, sexual harassment and racial discrimination, with verbal abuse being the most commonly reported. These acts were perpetrated by patients and their families, as well as colleagues and supervisors. Violence prevention strategies should be implemented in institutions in order to provide a safe working environment.

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Workplace violence among nursing professionals

Bernardes¹,

Karino²,

Martins³

et al. 2020

Rev Bras Med Trab

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“…However, we should call the attention to the vulnerability of the nursing staff in psychiatric hospitals, since according to several authors 27 , 28 psychotic patients may see procedures such as mechanical, physical or verbal restraints and administration of medication, among others, as threats and thus react violently. In a study performed with nursing technicians at two public psychiatric hospitals in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 76.8% of the participants reported to have been exposed to physical violence in the workplace.…”

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Factors related to occupational accidents among nursing professionals from a public hospital in northern Brazil between the years 2009 to 2016

Quemel

Paula

Peixoto

et al. 2019

Rev. Bras. Med. Trab.

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| Background: Occupational accidents are considered public health problems, where there are gaps regarding studies on this theme in the northern region of Brazil with focus on nursing professionals. Aims: To analyze the factors related to occupational accidents in nursing professionals occurred in a large public hospital in Belém (PA) from January 2009 to December 2016. Method: Analytical, retrospective and longitudinal study with a quantitative approach by means of documentary census with a sample of 211 Work Accident Registry. We applied the Variance Analysis (ANOVA) tests for repeated measurements, chi-square of independence and t student for independent samples. Results: Female workers (72,04%), nursing technicians (88,15%) between the ages of 30 and 36 (34,13%), singles (45,18%) and public servants (95,74%) are most affected by occupational accidents, mainly typical accidents (91,94%). Sharps are the major causative agents (34,12%), morning (p=0,001) and afternoon (p=0,035) shifts have the highest mean number of accidents, and accidents occurred mostly in upper limbs (56,87%) and in the psychiatry sector (34,12%). The highest incidence rates of occupational accidents occurred in 2012 (49.5) and 2014 (60.2) per 1.000 professionals/year. Conclusion: As much as these results are similar to others evidenced and available in the literature, the study is particular because it is data from a public hospital in the northern region, an area that is not covered by studies of nature this.

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“…E por violência psicológica, define-se como formas de agressão verbal, ameaças, intimidações, abuso psicológico e insultos. Esses episódios de violência, costumam estar relacionados ao desenvolvimento de estresse, ansiedade, exaustão emocional e redução da qualidade de vida no trabalho [1][2][3] .…”

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“…Os profissionais do sexo feminino mostraram-se mais vulneráveis quanto ao risco de ser agredido fisicamente nessas instituições, sendo este resultado confirmado por outros estudos [11][12][13][14] . No entanto, devem ser considerados os múltiplos fatores que predispõem a ocorrência de episódios de violência dentro de hospitais psiquiátricos, sejam eles aspectos relacionados à cultura organizacional, ao perfil de liderança, às atitudes dos profissionais, às características do ambiente e dos pacientes 10,15,16 .…”

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