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Workplace violence: Insights from nurses' lived experiences
Health Care Management Review
|January 10, 2025
Summary
Workplace violence against nurses is common, impacting their safety and well-being. Healthcare organizations must implement strategies to prevent violence and support nursing staff.
Area of Science:
- Nursing
- Healthcare Management
- Occupational Health
Background:
- Workplace violence (WPV) against nurses is a significant and escalating issue in healthcare.
- WPV contributes to increased nurse stress, burnout, and staff turnover.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore nurses' lived experiences with workplace violence.
- To assess the scope and impact of WPV based on nurses' recollections.
Main Methods:
- Qualitative interpretive meta-synthesis of 401 nurses' accounts.
- Application of the job demands-resources framework to analyze WPV dynamics.
Main Results:
- Identified four key themes: violence normalization, nurse safety vulnerabilities, sexual harassment, and organizational mistreatment.
- Violence originates from patients, families, colleagues, and supervisors across diverse healthcare settings.
Conclusions:
- Workplace violence is deeply embedded in nursing, negatively affecting psychological health and job performance.
- Healthcare systems must urgently address and mitigate WPV to ensure nurse safety and well-being.
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