TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Nurses' attitudes and reactions to workplace violence in obstetrics and gynaecology departments in Cairo hospitals
JO  - Eastern Mediterranean health journal
A1  - Samir, N.
A1  - Mohamed, R.
A1  - Moustafa, E.
A1  - Abou Saif, H.
SP  - 198
EP  - 204
VL  - 18
IS  - 3
N2  - This study aimed to identify forms of workplace violence against obstetrics and gynaecology nurses and assess their reaction and attitude to it. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in 2009 among 416 randomly selected nurses in obstetrics and gynaecology departments in 8 hospitals in Cairo, Egypt. Data were collected using a self-completed questionnaire and Likert scale to record sociodemographic characteristics, exposure to workplace violence and its types, and nurses' reaction and attitude to it. The majority of nurses (86.1%) had been exposed to workplace violence. Patients' relatives were the greatest source ofviolence (38.5%) and psychological violence was the most common form (78.1%). Carelessness (40.5%) and malpractice of nurses (35.8%) were reported as the usual causes of violence. For psychological and physical violence < 50% of the nurses used the formal system to report abuse. Most nurses (87.2%) considered workplace violence had negative effect of on them. Guidelines for protection of nursing staff are needed.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1020-3397
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -