Violence Toward Nurses

Background and Objective: Although anyone who works in hospital may become a victim of violences, but nurses because have the most direct contact with patients and their relatives are at higher risk. We have a lack of researches about nature of the violences toward nurses particularly in Iran. Materials and Methods: This survey is a descriptive comparative study which was performed on nurses working in hospitals in Eastern Azerbaijan and Zanjan that choose randomly. Data was collected by modified “Workplace violence in health sector questionnaire” after obtained validity and reliability through test-re-test. Data was analyzed by using comparison test. Results: Findings of this study indicated that nurses are at risk of workplace violence including physical, verbal, sexual and racial threats. There is no different between two province about extend and kinds of violence. Conclusion: Finding of this study is consistent with the result of previous researches regarding Existence of all kinds of violence toward nurses. Nurses' workplace condition and their special costumers, cause nurses to accept violence as part of their job. Sending on official notice and prescription to nurses on reporting all managers can follow all reported items and protecting from nurses. In this way nurses can feel secure and tranquility such as other staff. Holding classes on confronting with violence, increasing number on nurse, and improving security facilities can be important factor in prevention of violence.