Maternal & Neonatal Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
East Mediterr Health J. 2012 Mar;18(3):198-204. doi: 10.26719/2012.18.3.198.
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.
本研究旨在确定针对妇产科护士的工作场所暴力形式，并评估他们对此的反应和态度。2009 年，在埃及开罗的 8 家医院的妇产科部门，对 416 名随机选择的护士进行了一项描述性的横断面研究。使用自我完成的问卷和李克特量表收集数据，以记录社会人口统计学特征、暴露于工作场所暴力及其类型，以及护士对此的反应和态度。大多数护士（86.1%）曾遭受过工作场所暴力。患者家属是最大的暴力来源（38.5%），心理暴力是最常见的形式（78.1%）。护理人员的粗心大意（40.5%）和医疗事故（35.8%）被报告为暴力的常见原因。对于心理和身体暴力，<50%的护士使用正式系统报告虐待。大多数护士（87.2%）认为工作场所暴力对他们有负面影响。需要制定保护护理人员的指南。
