Fatma Nur Baran AKSAKAL, Emine Füsun KARAŞAHİN, Asiye Uğraş DİKMEN, Emine AVCI, SEÇİL ÖZKAN

Workplace physical violence, verbal violence, and mobbing experiencedby nurses at a university hospital

Background/aim: The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of and risk factors for physical violence, verbal violence, and mobbing experienced by nurses in a university hospital. Materials and methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted at Gazi University Medical Faculty Hospital. A questionnaire form recommended by the WHO and the International Labor Organization was administered through face-to-face interviews to determine the violence experienced in the past 12 months by nurses. Results: The prevalence of physical violence, verbal violence, and mobbing was 13.9%, 41.8%, and 17.1%, respectively. Working more than 40 h per week increased the risk of physical violence by 1.86 times. The majority of nurses who experienced verbal violence and mobbing were significantly more willing to change their work, their institution, and their profession if given the opportunity. Fewer than one-fourth of the victims indicated they reported any incident. Conclusion: We knew that the prevalence of physical violence, verbal violence, and mobbing were high among nurses and that incidents were underreported, and the study corroborated this information. What this study adds to the topic is that long working hours increased the prevalence of physical violence and was defined as an important contributory factor.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

Nurse, workplace, physical violence, verbal violence, mobbing

Workplace physical violence, verbal violence, and mobbing experiencedby nurses at a university hospital

Keywords:

Nurse, workplace, physical violence, verbal violence, mobbing,

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