Workplace Violence against Nurses in Two Different Sectorial Hospitals
Nawar Hemdan Nawar;
Abstract
Workplace violence affects the dignity of millions of
people worldwide. It is a major source of workplace inequality,
discrimination, stigmatization and conflict. Increasingly it is
becoming a central human rights issue. At the same time,
workplace violence is increasingly appearing as a serious,
sometimes lethal threat to the efficiency and success of
organizations. Violence causes immediate and often long-term
disruption to interpersonal relationships, the organization of
work and the overall working environment (WHO, 2010).
While workplace violence affects practically all sectors
and all categories of workers, the health sector is at major risk.
Violence in this sector may constitute almost a quarter of all
violence at work. Under the strain of reforms, growing work
pressure and stress, social instability and the deterioration of
personal interrelationships, workplace violence is rapidly
spreading in the health sector. Recent studies confirm that
workplace violence in the health sector is universal, although
local characteristics may vary, and that it affects the health of
both women and men, though some are more at risk than others.
Altogether it may affect more than half of health care workers
(Di Martino, 2002).
Introduction
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people worldwide. It is a major source of workplace inequality,
discrimination, stigmatization and conflict. Increasingly it is
becoming a central human rights issue. At the same time,
workplace violence is increasingly appearing as a serious,
sometimes lethal threat to the efficiency and success of
organizations. Violence causes immediate and often long-term
disruption to interpersonal relationships, the organization of
work and the overall working environment (WHO, 2010).
While workplace violence affects practically all sectors
and all categories of workers, the health sector is at major risk.
Violence in this sector may constitute almost a quarter of all
violence at work. Under the strain of reforms, growing work
pressure and stress, social instability and the deterioration of
personal interrelationships, workplace violence is rapidly
spreading in the health sector. Recent studies confirm that
workplace violence in the health sector is universal, although
local characteristics may vary, and that it affects the health of
both women and men, though some are more at risk than others.
Altogether it may affect more than half of health care workers
(Di Martino, 2002).
Introduction
2
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| Title | Workplace Violence against Nurses in Two Different Sectorial Hospitals | Other Titles | العنف المرتبط بمكان العمل ضد الممرضــاتفي مستشفيتين من قطاعيين مختلفيين | Authors | Nawar Hemdan Nawar | Issue Date | 2014 |
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