Violence at work experienced by nursing professionals working in hospital units: an exploratory and correlational...

to identify the occurrence of violence at work affecting nursing professionals working in hospitals and to relate professional profile variables to this phenomenon.

this is an exploratory, cross-sectional, descriptive, correlational, field and quantitative study carried out with 218 nursing professionals working in hospital units in the 8th Health Region of Paraná, using a sociodemographic questionnaire and the Questionnaire for the Evaluation of Violence at Work Suffered or Witnessed by Nursing Workers. Data was analyzed using absolute and relative frequencies, and the Chi-squared test with Yates' continuity correction was used to verify the associated factors.

the sample included 218 nursing professionals, 44.0% of whom reported having suffered violence at work, 11.9% physical violence, 47.7% verbal abuse and 2.8% sexual harassment. When the association was made, it was observed that professionals over 30 and who work overtime suffer more violence than other professionals.

in view of the above, it was possible to see a significant occurrence of episodes of violence at work in the last 12 months, with verbal violence being the most frequently reported.

(1) Significant prevalence of violence in the workplace.

(2) Emphasis on workers' health for nursing professionals.

(3) Verbal violence affects 47.7% of the sample studied.

(4) The need for public policies to improve safety at work.

(5) Encouragement for further research on the subject.