Mohamed Ashry G
College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
J Family Community Med. 2002 Sep;9(3):51-6.
To determine the extent of work-related violence against nurses in hospitals in Riyadh.
Through a cross sectional approach, a self administered questionnaire was offered to 500 active-duty nurses selected randomly. In addition to the demographic characteristics, the questionnaire inquired about exposure to workplace violence, hospital and department of employment at the time of exposure, characteristics of the assailant and nurses' perception of the causes of violence.
Out of 434 respondents, 93 (21.4%) were males, and 341 (78.6%) females. The mean age was 36.1 ± 7.97 years. Workplace violence was experienced by 235 (54.3%) nurses. Of these 93.2% were exposed to harsh insulting language, 32.8% to verbal threat, 28.1% to attempts of physical assault, 17.4% to sexual harassment and 16.2% to actual physical assault. Nurses working in psychiatry and emergency units had the highest rate of exposure to violence (84.3% & 62.1% respectively) Nurses perceived shortage in security personnel (82%), shortage in nursing staff (63%), language barrier (36.3%) and unrestricted movement of patients in hospitals (21.5%) as causes of their exposure to violence.
improve security in hospitals by increasing the number of security officers on duty and increase the community's awareness of the problem.
确定利雅得医院中针对护士的工作场所暴力的程度。
采用横断面研究方法，向随机抽取的500名在职护士发放自填式问卷。除人口统计学特征外，问卷还询问了工作场所暴力暴露情况、暴露时所在医院及科室、袭击者特征以及护士对暴力原因的看法。
在434名受访者中，男性93人（21.4%），女性341人（78.6%）。平均年龄为36.1±7.97岁。235名（54.3%）护士经历过工作场所暴力。其中，93.2%遭受过严厉侮辱性语言，32.8%遭受过言语威胁，28.1%遭受过身体攻击企图，17.4%遭受过性骚扰，16.2%遭受过实际身体攻击。在精神病科和急诊科工作的护士遭受暴力的比例最高（分别为84.3%和62.1%）。护士认为安保人员短缺（82%）、护理人员短缺（63%）、语言障碍（36.3%）以及患者在医院内行动不受限制（21.5%）是他们遭受暴力的原因。
通过增加值班安保人员数量来加强医院安保，并提高社区对该问题的认识。
