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Who Cares for Visiting Nurses? Workplace Violence against Home Visiting Nurses from Public Health Centers in Korea

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  • Eunjoo Kim

    (College of Nursing, Seoul National University, Seoul 03080, Korea)

  • Heeseung Choi

    (College of Nursing, Seoul National University, Seoul 03080, Korea
    Research Institute of Nursing Science, Seoul National University, Seoul 03080, Korea)

  • Ju Young Yoon

    (College of Nursing, Seoul National University, Seoul 03080, Korea
    Research Institute of Nursing Science, Seoul National University, Seoul 03080, Korea)

Abstract

Visiting nurses are commonly exposed to workplace violence, but there is a lack of research on violence against these nurses. The purpose of this study was to identify visiting nurses’ workplace violence experiences during home visits. This study used a mixed method design. Survey data of 357 home visiting nurses from public health centers were collected for the quantitative data, and a focus group interview was conducted with six visiting nurses for the qualitative data. The quantitative data were analyzed using logistic regression, and the qualitative data were analyzed using content analysis. Younger, temporary visiting nurses and those who had previously been exposed to violent clients had a higher risk of workplace violence. The violence visiting nurses faced included not only violence during the visits but also unpredicted danger and harassment after the visit. After experiencing a violent event, visiting nurses’ attitudes and emotions changed toward nursing services. Visiting nurses were likely to deal with violence at the individual level given the insufficient organizational support system. An organizational-level safety management system should be established based on the characteristics of workplace violence risks and the nurses’ experiences in this study.

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  • Eunjoo Kim & Heeseung Choi & Ju Young Yoon, 2020. "Who Cares for Visiting Nurses? Workplace Violence against Home Visiting Nurses from Public Health Centers in Korea," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(12), pages 1-19, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:12:p:4222-:d:371004
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