@article{ref1,
title="Human dignity and professional reputation under threat: Iranian nurses' experiences of workplace violence",
journal="Nursing and health sciences",
year="2016",
author="Najafi, Fereshteh and Fallahi-Khoshknab, Masoud and Ahmadi, Fazlollah and Dalvandi, Asghar and Rahgozar, Mehdi",
volume="19",
number="1",
pages="44-50",
abstract="Workplace violence against nurses is a challenging problem in both developed and developing countries. Because the concept of violence bears some cultural load, nurses' understanding is region-specific. This study explores Iranian nurses' perceptions of workplace violence. Using qualitative content analysis, 22 registered nurses underwent unstructured, in-depth interviews. The main themes of threats to human dignity and professional reputation emerged, plus four categories: physical violence, psychological violence, honor insults, and ethnic-religious insults. The term &quot;honor insults,&quot; as a unique finding, was used instead of &quot;sexual harassment.&quot; These findings may help to redefine workplace violence based on cultural background, design strategies for supporting nurses, and prevent and manage such violence.<br><br>© 2016 John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1441-0745",
doi="10.1111/nhs.12297",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nhs.12297"
}