Workplace violence in nursing practice in the Republic of Kazakhstan
Akhmetova, Yuliya (2019)
2019
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2019081317806
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2019081317806
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Background: Violence in the workplace against health workers in all areas of medicine, especially towards nurses, is a serious health problem at the international level. Given the steady growth of this problem in the health sector, it cannot be ignored.
Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and types of violence in the workplace against nurses.
Method: Quantitative research, cross-sectional.
Results: Five hundred and eighteen nurses (94.1 %) who responded to the questionnaire were included in the study. The results of the study showed that 41.7% of the respondents had experienced both physical and non-physical violence in the workplace during the previous 12 months. The results showed that 14% of respondents were physically abused, 7% of respondents were not physically threatened, and 25% of respondents were verbally abused in the last 12 months.
Conclusion: Understanding the problem of violence in the workplace is the first step in developing or improving appropriate strategies to address the problem. The development and adoption of appropriate laws could reduce the level of violence in the workplace against nurses and create a safe working environment that has a beneficial effect on the level of health care. Further research on this topic is needed.
Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and types of violence in the workplace against nurses.
Method: Quantitative research, cross-sectional.
Results: Five hundred and eighteen nurses (94.1 %) who responded to the questionnaire were included in the study. The results of the study showed that 41.7% of the respondents had experienced both physical and non-physical violence in the workplace during the previous 12 months. The results showed that 14% of respondents were physically abused, 7% of respondents were not physically threatened, and 25% of respondents were verbally abused in the last 12 months.
Conclusion: Understanding the problem of violence in the workplace is the first step in developing or improving appropriate strategies to address the problem. The development and adoption of appropriate laws could reduce the level of violence in the workplace against nurses and create a safe working environment that has a beneficial effect on the level of health care. Further research on this topic is needed.