Reletionship between Workplace Violence and Job Satisfaction among Nurses Working In Psychitric Setting | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 20, Volume 8, Issue 2, June 2017, Pages 256-269 PDF (292.96 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2017.47170 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Magda AbdElhamid1; Nesreen Saeed AbdElmohsen1; Zeinab Abd.ElHalim Osman2 | ||
| 1Nursing Administration Department | ||
| 2Psychiatric Nursing Deparment, Faculty of Nursing Cairo University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The aim of this study was to assess the impact of workplace violence on job satisfaction among nursing staff. A descriptive comparative design was utilized in this study. Samples of convenience of 600 psychiatric nurses were selected from the inpatient departments and outpatient clinic of EL-Abbassia Mental Health Hospital in Cairo. Socio-demographic / I- data sheet and causes of violence and types of aggression and violence scale, workplace re-currency of violence, job satisfaction scale and productivity were used to achieve the purpose of this study. A semi-structured interview was used to collect the data the studied sample. Findings of this study indicate that, psychological, sociocultural, environmental and interactional factors are the most frequent causes for violence and violence among psychiatric patients. The study has also outlined some individuals’ psychological, sociocultural, environmental and interactional factors that may reflect the incidence of violence. All of these factors interact with job satisfaction and productivity a plan of action to reduce and prevent violence. There were highly statistically significant correlation between violence, job satisfaction and productivity among nurses. To conclude it is important also, encouraging staff nursing importance of incidence reports. Periodical in-service training programs should be designed and prevention for nursing staff in prediction and management of violent behaviors in psychiatric settings. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Workplace violence; causes; types and job satisfaction | ||
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