Nurses' Perception Job Violence and It Is Relation to Their Absenteeism

Abstract

Background: Workplace violence toward nurses has increased, with severe consequences to professionals and their healthcare organizations. Violence towards nurses may have long-term consequences not only on nurses' personal lives and their ability to care for patients. Aim: To assess nurses' perception of workplace violence, and it's relation to their absenteeism. Research design: A descriptive correlational research design. Subjects: A convenience sample of staff nurses working in Elfkrea Hospital (N= 180). Setting: Elfkrea Hospital, Minia governorate, Egypt. Tools of data collection: included two tools; first tool Workplace violence Questionnaire; second Absenteeism Questionnaire. Results: the majority of staff nurses have been exposed to workplace violence, and minority of them have not been exposed to workplace violence. More than half of staff nurses have been instructed to report physical or verbal abuse regardless of the severity or harm to the direct manager and security. Most of the patients relative the main responsible for it followed by more than two-thirds of them were patients themselves, and the minority were the physician and charge staff nurses and more than three-quarters of the staff nurses said workplace violence can lead to absenteeism and more than half of them are sure that workplace violence can lead to retirement. Conclusion: The findings of this study revealed that positive weak correlation between workplace violence among the studied staff nurses and their absenteeism. Recommendations: Policies and legislation targeting violent acts should be instituted and developed, and a high percentage of staff nurses need training in violence management.

The Prevalence of Workplace Violence against Nurses in Healthcare Facilities and its Associated Factors in a Selected Area of Dhaka.

“…This pattern may have implications for the risk of workplace violence, suggesting a need for further investigation into the impact of shift work on nurses' well-being. The study's scope extended to examining the tenure of nurses, with a majority having more than 5 years of experience, which contrasts the findings of Warda H. et al, who reported a greater proportion of nurses with over 10 years of experience (22). The working hours per week mostly conformed to the standard workweek, similar to the distribution observed by Bhusal A. et al (21).…”