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dc.contributor.authorChapman, Rose
dc.contributor.authorPerry, L.
dc.contributor.authorStyles, I.
dc.contributor.authorCombs, Shane
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T12:03:28Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T12:03:28Z
dc.date.created2009-12-17T20:01:59Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.identifier.citationChapman, Rose and Perry, Laura and Styles, Irene and Combs, Shane. 2009. Consequences of workplace violence directed at nurses. British Journal of Nursing 18 (20): pp. 1256-1261.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/17691
dc.description.abstract

The consequences of workplace violence (WPV) are far-reaching, and impact on the nurses, the perpetrator and the organization. However, the authors were unable to identify any research in the literature on nurses' perceptions of the consequences of WPV in non-teaching hospital settings. This study therefore aimed to examine nurses' perspectives of the consequences of WPV, to identify ways to reduce the impact of these incidents. A descriptive, exploratory approach was adopted to collect qualitative survey and interview data from nurses working in several areas of one West Australian non-teaching hospital in 2006. Three themes emerged from the data: nurse, perpetrator and organizational consequences. The sub-themes included nurses acceptive that WPV is part of their job; physical and emotional effects; not feeling competent; avoiding patients; organizational costs of WPV; adverse effects of restraint; and disruption to patient care. Participants experienced several negative consequences as a result of WPV. Recommendations for improving the safety of hospitals for staff and patients are made in light of the findings.

dc.publisherMark Allen Publishing
dc.subjectperpetrator
dc.subjectworkplace violence
dc.subjectorganization
dc.subjectConsequences
dc.subjectnon-teaching hospital
dc.titleConsequences of workplace violence directed at nurses
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume18
dcterms.source.number20
dcterms.source.startPage1256
dcterms.source.endPage1261
dcterms.source.issn0966-0461
dcterms.source.titleBritish Journal of Nursing
curtin.departmentSchool of Nursing and Midwifery
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