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Lisa Mckenna - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Midwifery student reactions to Workplace Violence.
Women and birth : journal of the Australian College of Midwives, 2017Co-Authors: Jesse Shapiro, Malcolm J Boyle, Lisa MckennaAbstract:Workplace Violence, incidents against people in their Workplaces, is a growing problem in Australia causing untold personal suffering as well as costing Australian businesses in productivity. Midwives have been highlighted as a group particularly at risk, yet in Australia there is little research into Workplace Violence against midwives and even less into midwifery students. This study aimed to explore Australian midwifery students' responses to Workplace Violence as well as to gauge the impact of Workplace Violence on them. Cross-sectional survey design was employed. Second and third year students were invited to participate at the end of a scheduled lecture. Fifty-two female midwifery students who had completed their work placement completed a survey indicating their immediate responses to Workplace Violence as well as the Impact of Event Scale. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics. Most students notified a co-worker immediately after a Workplace Violence incident, yet few completed an incident form or received official debriefing. There is a need for the reporting of Workplace Violence against midwifery students to be made easier to access thereby ensuring they can receive the assistance they require. Midwifery students need to understand the processes and supports in place for managing instances of Workplace Violence. Clinical placements can impact on midwifery students' future careers. Universities need to prepare students for the possibility of Workplace Violence and arm them with appropriate strategies for safely dealing with it. Crown Copyright © 2017. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Midwifery student reactions to Workplace Violence.
Women and Birth, 2017Co-Authors: Jesse Shapiro, Malcolm Boyle, Lisa MckennaAbstract:Abstract Problem Workplace Violence, incidents against people in their Workplaces, is a growing problem in Australia causing untold personal suffering as well as costing Australian businesses in productivity. Midwives have been highlighted as a group particularly at risk, yet in Australia there is little research into Workplace Violence against midwives and even less into midwifery students. Aim This study aimed to explore Australian midwifery students’ responses to Workplace Violence as well as to gauge the impact of Workplace Violence on them. Methods Cross-sectional survey design was employed. Second and third year students were invited to participate at the end of a scheduled lecture. Fifty-two female midwifery students who had completed their work placement completed a survey indicating their immediate responses to Workplace Violence as well as the Impact of Event Scale. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics. Findings Most students notified a co-worker immediately after a Workplace Violence incident, yet few completed an incident form or received official debriefing. Discussion There is a need for the reporting of Workplace Violence against midwifery students to be made easier to access thereby ensuring they can receive the assistance they require. Midwifery students need to understand the processes and supports in place for managing instances of Workplace Violence. Conclusion Clinical placements can impact on midwifery students’ future careers. Universities need to prepare students for the possibility of Workplace Violence and arm them with appropriate strategies for safely dealing with it.
Bevan Catley - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Report on the 2011 New Zealand Workplace Violence Survey
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2011Co-Authors: Tim Bentley, Darryl Forsyth, David Tappin, Bevan CatleyAbstract:International studies continue to highlight the extent of Workplace Violence and its impact on employees and organizations. Despite a number of high profile incidents of Workplace Violence in New Zealand in recent years, there has been little work to establish the nature and extent of Workplace Violence in New Zealand. The present study aimed to provide a baseline picture of the extent and nature of the Workplace Violence problem in a sample of New Zealand organizations as a first step to developing an annual Workplace Violence survey that can assist government and industry in monitoring the Workplace Violence problem. The survey also sought to identify key areas of risk, and develop interventions that target these areas. Some 96 organizations responded to the on-line 2011 Workplace Violence Survey, representing over 76,000 New Zealand employees (approx. 4% of the employed workforce). The survey respondent was most frequently the organization’s health and safety manager, advisor or coordinator.Just over one-half of the organizations participating in the study reported cases of Workplace Violence, with a roughly even split between physical assault and property-related Violence. A total of nearly 2500 cases of Workplace Violence were reported in 2009 by the 96 organizations participating in the survey. Highest incidence of Workplace Violence was reported for the ‘attempted assault’ categories, while a total of 436 cases involved some form of physical injury (18% of all reported cases). Respondents reported a total of 175 lost time and/or hospitalization cases. Five hundred and seventy two days of lost time directly attributable to Violence were reported across the survey which represented 2.3% of lost time from all forms of injury and ill-health. The incidence rate for all Violence cases (32.3 per 1000 employees) is very high compared to internationally reported rates. Highest Violence incidence rates and lost time were reported for organizations from the health sector.Health organizations rated patients, customers/clients, and family members as sources of Violence of particularly high importance, while in education, patients and students were highest rated. Although Workplace Violence is often represented as being about co-worker aggression, co-workers were highest rated for just two sectors: manufacturing and professional, scientific and technical services.Highest risk factor ratings were reported for interpersonal factors. Specific factors with highest mean ratings were related to exposure to unstable persons, including: alcohol and drug use, prejudice and/or harassment, and mental and physical instability/distress. Interestingly, workloads and time pressure also received relatively high ratings, suggesting work-related stress increases the perceived risk of Violence in the Workplace.The survey also identified the measures currently used by participating organizations. While respondents identified an impressive array of interventions, it is of concern that just 50% formally recognized Violence as a hazard in the Workplace. Further Healthy Work Group reports from this survey will focus on the perceptions of respondents on Workplace Violence risk, factors associated with Violence for different industry sectors, and measures to prevent Workplace Violence.
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Workplace Violence in New Zealand: Results from an Exploratory Survey
2011Co-Authors: Bevan Catley, Tim Bentley, Duncan J. R. JacksonAbstract:Workplace Violence is a high profile problem internationally but has received little research attention in New Zealand. The aims of the study were to determine the level of reported Workplace Violence in a sample of New Zealand Workplaces; to measure the degree of importance human resource professionals place on a range of risk factors for Workplace Violence; and to examine practices for managing Workplace Violence. Findings indicated that cases of Workplace Violence are concentrated in certain sectors, notably health, and that risk factors associated with external sources of Violence, including patients, clients and members of the public, are most important to Violence risk, although organisational level factors were also highly rated. A conceptual model for managing Workplace Violence is presented, and the issue of control of employee location at work is discussed as a specific concern for risk management.
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Handbook of Workplace Violence
Personnel Review, 2007Co-Authors: Bevan CatleyAbstract:Review of the book "Handbook of Workplace Violence" by Kevin Kelloway, Julian Barling & Joseph Hurrell (Eds.). (2006). Thousand Oaks: Sage.
Jesse Shapiro - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Midwifery student reactions to Workplace Violence.
Women and birth : journal of the Australian College of Midwives, 2017Co-Authors: Jesse Shapiro, Malcolm J Boyle, Lisa MckennaAbstract:Workplace Violence, incidents against people in their Workplaces, is a growing problem in Australia causing untold personal suffering as well as costing Australian businesses in productivity. Midwives have been highlighted as a group particularly at risk, yet in Australia there is little research into Workplace Violence against midwives and even less into midwifery students. This study aimed to explore Australian midwifery students' responses to Workplace Violence as well as to gauge the impact of Workplace Violence on them. Cross-sectional survey design was employed. Second and third year students were invited to participate at the end of a scheduled lecture. Fifty-two female midwifery students who had completed their work placement completed a survey indicating their immediate responses to Workplace Violence as well as the Impact of Event Scale. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics. Most students notified a co-worker immediately after a Workplace Violence incident, yet few completed an incident form or received official debriefing. There is a need for the reporting of Workplace Violence against midwifery students to be made easier to access thereby ensuring they can receive the assistance they require. Midwifery students need to understand the processes and supports in place for managing instances of Workplace Violence. Clinical placements can impact on midwifery students' future careers. Universities need to prepare students for the possibility of Workplace Violence and arm them with appropriate strategies for safely dealing with it. Crown Copyright © 2017. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Midwifery student reactions to Workplace Violence.
Women and Birth, 2017Co-Authors: Jesse Shapiro, Malcolm Boyle, Lisa MckennaAbstract:Abstract Problem Workplace Violence, incidents against people in their Workplaces, is a growing problem in Australia causing untold personal suffering as well as costing Australian businesses in productivity. Midwives have been highlighted as a group particularly at risk, yet in Australia there is little research into Workplace Violence against midwives and even less into midwifery students. Aim This study aimed to explore Australian midwifery students’ responses to Workplace Violence as well as to gauge the impact of Workplace Violence on them. Methods Cross-sectional survey design was employed. Second and third year students were invited to participate at the end of a scheduled lecture. Fifty-two female midwifery students who had completed their work placement completed a survey indicating their immediate responses to Workplace Violence as well as the Impact of Event Scale. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics. Findings Most students notified a co-worker immediately after a Workplace Violence incident, yet few completed an incident form or received official debriefing. Discussion There is a need for the reporting of Workplace Violence against midwifery students to be made easier to access thereby ensuring they can receive the assistance they require. Midwifery students need to understand the processes and supports in place for managing instances of Workplace Violence. Conclusion Clinical placements can impact on midwifery students’ future careers. Universities need to prepare students for the possibility of Workplace Violence and arm them with appropriate strategies for safely dealing with it.
Tomonori Hasegawa - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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risk factors of Workplace Violence at hospitals in japan
Journal of Hospital Medicine, 2012Co-Authors: Shigeru Fujita, Kanako Seto, Takefumi Kitazawa, Kunichika Matsumoto, Tomonori HasegawaAbstract:BACKGROUND: Patients and their relatives exposed to mental stress caused by hospitalization or illness might use Violence against healthcare staff and interfere with quality healthcare. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate incidences of Workplace Violence and the attributes of healthcare staff who are at high risk. DESIGN: A questionnaire-based, anonymous, and self-administered cross-sectional survey. SETTING: Healthcare staff (n = 11,095) of 19 hospitals in Japan. MEASUREMENTS: Incidence rates and adjusted odd ratios of Workplace Violence were calculated to examine the effect of attributes of healthcare staff to Workplace Violence by using logistic regression analysis. RESULTS: The response rate for survey completion was 79.1% (8711/11,095). Among the respondents, 36.4% experienced Workplace Violence by patients or their relatives in the past year; 15.9% experienced physical aggression, 29.8% experienced verbal abuse, and 9.9% experienced sexual harassment. Adjusted odds ratios of physical aggression were significantly high in psychiatric wards, critical care centers/intensive care units (ICU)/cardiac care units (CCU), long-term care wards, for nurses, nursing aides/care workers, and for longer working hours. Adjusted odds ratios of verbal abuse were significantly high in psychiatric wards, long-term care wards, outpatient departments, dialysis departments, and for longer years of work experience, and for longer working hours. Adjusted odds ratios of sexual harassment were significantly high in dialysis departments, for nurses, nursing aides/care workers, technicians, therapists and females. The general ward and direct interaction with patients were common risk factors for each type of Workplace Violence. CONCLUSIONS: The mechanisms and the countermeasures for each type of Workplace Violence at those high-risk areas should be investigated. Journal of Hospital Medicine 2011;. © 2011 Society of Hospital Medicine. Language: en
Liuyi Zhang - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Workplace Violence against nurses a cross sectional study
International Journal of Nursing Studies, 2017Co-Authors: Liuyi Zhang, Anni Wang, Yanhong Zhou, Jing Li, Lijun Yang, Jingping ZhangAbstract:Abstract Background Workplace Violence is a serious problem for clinical nurses, as it leads to a series of adverse consequences. However, little information is available on the prevalence and influencing factors of Workplace Violence in China. Objectives To determine the prevalence of Workplace Violence against Chinese nurses, and its influencing factors. Design A multi-center, cross-sectional study. Settings The seven geographical regions (i.e., northeast, north, central, east, south, northwest, and southwest) of China. Participants Four thousand one hundred and twenty-five nurses. Methods We randomly selected 28 hospitals, located in 14 cities over 13 provinces across the seven geographical regions. We distributed 4125 questionnaires between May 4 and September 23, 2014. The questionnaire included demographic information, the Workplace Violent Incident Questionnaire, the Jefferson Scale of Empathy-Health Professionals, and the Practice Environment Scale of Nursing Work Index. Workplace Violence was assessed in terms of physical Violence, non-physical Violence, sexual harassment, and organized healthcare disturbances. We then performed descriptive analyses and logistic regressions on the collected data. Results The response rate was 92.97% (n=3835). Additionally, we obtained valid questionnaires from 3004 individuals. Of these, 25.77% reported experiencing physical Violence, 63.65% non-physical Violence, 2.76% sexual harassment, and 11.72% organized healthcare disturbances. A logistic regression analysis revealed that nurses who have less experience, work a rotating roster, work in emergency rooms and pediatrics departments, have low empathy levels, and who work in poor nursing environments have greater odds of experiencing Violence. Conclusions Experiences of Workplace Violence are prevalent among Chinese nurses, and several complex factors are associated with a greater risk of such Violence, including nurses' personal characteristics, work settings, and work environments. Our results might help nursing managers understand their employees' work status. We recommend that nursing leaders provide and enhance education and support for high-risk groups to help protect Chinese nurses from Workplace Violence.
