Citation

Samir N, Mohamed R, Moustafa E, Abou Saif H. East Mediterr. Health J. 2012; 18(3): 198-204.

Affiliation

Maternal & Neonatal Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, World Health Organization)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

22574471

Abstract

This study aimed to identify forms of workplace violence against obstetrics and gynaecology nurses and assess their reaction and attitude to it. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in 2009 among 416 randomly selected nurses in obstetrics and gynaecology departments in 8 hospitals in Cairo, Egypt. Data were collected using a self-completed questionnaire and Likert scale to record sociodemographic characteristics, exposure to workplace violence and its types, and nurses' reaction and attitude to it. The majority of nurses (86.1%) had been exposed to workplace violence. Patients' relatives were the greatest source ofviolence (38.5%) and psychological violence was the most common form (78.1%). Carelessness (40.5%) and malpractice of nurses (35.8%) were reported as the usual causes of violence. For psychological and physical violence < 50% of the nurses used the formal system to report abuse. Most nurses (87.2%) considered workplace violence had negative effect of on them. Guidelines for protection of nursing staff are needed.

Language: en