School of Nursing, Faculty of Community Health Science, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town.
Curationis. 2023 Jun 29;46(1):e1-e8. doi: 10.4102/curationis.v46i1.2350.
Acute psychiatric units are found to be stressful working environments because of the nature of illness patients present with.
This study aimed to determine self-reported incidents of physical and verbal violence towards nurses working in acute psychiatric units in Western Cape, South Africa.
A questionnaire was used to collect data. Chi-square test was performed to determine association between gender, category and experience of violence. Mann-Whitney U test was carried out to determine associations between years of employment and the likelihood of experiencing physical violence and verbal abuse.
Overall physical violence 35 (34.3%) and verbal abuse 83 (83%) incidents. Most female respondents reported both physical violence (74.2%, n = 26) and verbal abuse (72.2%, n = 60), with (56.2%, n = 18) professional nurses reporting physical violence. Years of employment was statistically significantly associated with the likelihood of nurses experiencing physical violence (p = 0.007).
Most respondents (74.2%, n = 26) were females and they mostly experienced physical violence and verbal abuse while 28.2% (n = 29) were males. Years of service were associated with the likelihood of experiencing physical violence.Contribution: The knowledge gained will add on existing knowledge about the challenge of violence experienced by nurses in the workplace and might have an influence on policymakers.
由于患者所呈现的疾病性质，急性精神科病房被认为是压力大的工作环境。
本研究旨在确定在南非西开普省的急性精神病病房工作的护士报告的身体和言语暴力事件。
使用问卷收集数据。卡方检验用于确定性别、类别和暴力经历之间的关联。Mann-Whitney U 检验用于确定就业年限与经历身体暴力和言语虐待的可能性之间的关联。
共有 35 起（34.3%）身体暴力和 83 起（83%）言语虐待事件。大多数女性受访者报告了身体暴力（74.2%，n=26）和言语虐待（72.2%，n=60），其中（56.2%，n=18）专业护士报告了身体暴力。就业年限与护士经历身体暴力的可能性呈统计学显著相关（p=0.007）。
大多数受访者（74.2%，n=26）为女性，她们大多经历了身体暴力和言语虐待，而 28.2%（n=29）为男性。服务年限与经历身体暴力的可能性相关。
获得的知识将增加现有关于护士在工作场所遭受暴力挑战的知识，并可能对政策制定者产生影响。
