Unreported workplace violence in nursing

Kvas, Andreja; Seljak, Janko

doi:10.1111/inr.12106

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“…Comparable results were reported by Zafar et al () and Talas et al (). As was the case with Kvas and Seljak (), the authors of the current study did not find any gender differences in the reporting of violent incidents.…”

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confidence: 83%

Violence against nurses working in the health sector in five European countries—pilot study

Babiarczyk

Turbiarz

Tomagová

et al. 2019

Int J of Nursing Practice

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Aim To provide initial data regarding country‐specific evidence of workplace violence towards nurses working within the health sector in five European countries. Methods This is a descriptive and cross‐sectional pilot study, conducted in June 2016. The sample consisted of 260 nurses working in selected health care settings in five participating countries (Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Turkey, and Spain). The questionnaire used was adapted from the International Labour Office/International Council of Nurses/World Health Organisation/Public Services International Workplace Violence in the Health Sector Country Case Study—Questionnaire. Results A large number of participants confirmed that they had been physically attacked or verbally abused in the workplace in the last 12 months. In most cases, the physical and verbal abuse was inflicted by patients and to a lesser degree by relatives of patients, staff members, or managers/supervisors. In the majority of cases, no action was taken to investigate the causes of the incidents. In most cases, participants believed there was no point in reporting the incidents. However, the reasons for not reporting or discussing incidents of workplace violence varied depending on the country. Conclusion Workplace violence towards nurses is a serious problem internationally, and violence prevention strategies need to be implemented.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 83%

Violence against nurses working in the health sector in five European countries—pilot study

Babiarczyk

Turbiarz

Tomagová

et al. 2019

Int J of Nursing Practice

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“…Second, without knowledge of the full spectrum of violent events to which workers are exposed, prevention efforts can only be designed to affect limited aspects of the problem (Arnetz, 1998; Arnetz, Aranyos, Ager, & Upfal, 2011a). In health care, various reasons for underreporting WPV have included lack of injury or time lost, time-consuming incident reporting procedures (Arnetz, 1998; Gates, 2004; Lanza & Campbell, 1991), lack of supervisory or coworker support, fear of reprisal or blame (Gates, 2004; Sato, Wakabayashi, Kiyoshi-Teo, & Fukahori, 2013), belief that reporting will not lead to any positive changes (Gates, 2004; Kvas & Seljak 2014), and the common perception among health care workers that violence is simply “part of the job” (Gates, 2004; Lanza & Campbell, 1991; Lanza, Schmidt, McMillan, Demaio, & Forester, 2011). Varying definitions of violence among employees and within organizations (Arnetz, 1998; Sato et al, 2013) can also affect reporting behavior.…”

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Underreporting of Workplace Violence

Arnetz

Hamblin

Ager

et al. 2015

Workplace Health Saf

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This study examined differences between self-report and actual documentation of workplace violence (WPV) incidents in a cohort of health care workers. The study was conducted in an American hospital system with a central electronic database for reporting WPV events. In 2013, employees (n = 2010) were surveyed by mail about their experience of WPV in the previous year. Survey responses were compared with actual events entered into the electronic system. Of questionnaire respondents who self-reported a violent event in the past year, 88% had not documented an incident in the electronic system. However, more than 45% had reported violence informally, for example, to their supervisors. The researchers found that if employees were injured or lost time from work, they were more likely to formally report a violent event. Understanding the magnitude of underreporting and characteristics of health care workers who are less likely to report may assist hospitals in determining where to focus violence education and prevention efforts.

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“…According to one of WBI's online polls [1] , conducted by Zogby International, 37 percent of American workers, 54 million people, have been bullied at work and nearly half of American adults have been affected by it, through direct contact or by witnessing it.…”

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Workplace bullying: consequences, causes and controls (part one)

Appelbaum

Semerjian

Mohan³

2012

Industrial and Commercial Training

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If you would like to write for this, or any other Emerald publication, then please use our Emerald for Authors service information about how to choose which publication to write for and submission guidelines are available for all. Please visit www.emeraldinsight.com/ authors for more information. About Emerald www.emeraldinsight.comEmerald is a global publisher linking research and practice to the benefit of society. The company manages a portfolio of more than 290 journals and over 2,350 books and book series volumes, as well as providing an extensive range of online products and additional customer resources and services.Emerald is both COUNTER 4 and TRANSFER compliant. The organization is a partner of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and also works with Portico and the LOCKSS initiative for digital archive preservation. AbstractPurpose -The aim is to examine what is workplace bullying and its consequences, causes and as well as to offer managers control systems on how to counter, reduce or eliminate it as the scale of bullying in the workplace is quite alarming. It is estimated that 1.7 million Americans and 11 percent of British workers experienced bullying at work in the last six months. Until now the topic has many problems identified but limited solutions. This article attempts to close that gap.Design/methodology/approach -The two part article begins with a review of definitions and descriptions of workplace bullying. Next, an exploratory look at the consequences of workplace bullying is presented and demonstrates its impact on victims and organizations. Moreover, a summary of potential sources is exposed ranging from personality traits to organizational constructs. Finally, the article approaches three organizational strategies that have been proven to act as control systems towards workplace bullying.Findings -It was found that transformational and ethical leadership are both very effective tools for managers to counter workplace bullying and that the instauration of an ethical climate in the workplace appears to be the most effective in avoiding workplace bullying from forming. Research limitations/implications -The article does not compare the control systems against one another and does not explore the effectiveness of bullying predictors.Originality/value -The article offers a comprehensive approach in understanding workplace bullying, its causes and its consequences. As well, it offers tools to managers on control systems designed to counter it. The topic is quite new in the literature and very relevant in terms of incidents that are repeated in the popular press but limited in terms of research articles.

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Unreported workplace violence in nursing

Cited by 100 publications

References 27 publications

Violence against nurses working in the health sector in five European countries—pilot study

Violence against nurses working in the health sector in five European countries—pilot study

Underreporting of Workplace Violence

Workplace bullying: consequences, causes and controls (part one)

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