Nurses Perception toward Predictors of Violence Behavior among Psychiatric Patients in Workplace

Ahmed Tohamy, Salwa; Mohamed Fahmy, Afaf; Ezz Eldin Prince, Hanaa

doi:10.21608/ejhc.2021.215910

Nurses Perception toward Predictors of Violence Behavior among Psychiatric Patients in Workplace

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ B. Sc., nursing, Faculty of Nursing – Ain Shams University

² Assistant Professor of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing – Ain Shams University

³ Lecturer of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Faculty of Nursing – Ain Shams University

10.21608/ejhc.2021.215910

Abstract

Violence in psychiatric settings is complex work place problem. This study aimed to assess
nurses' perception toward predictors of violence behaviour among psychiatric patients in work
place. Descriptive design was used to achieve the aim of this study. This study setting: was
conducted at psychiatric departments in (EL-Abbassia) mental health hospital of Psychiatry in
Cairo. Subject: A convenient sample of 100 nurse's from700 nurses who were working in the
previously mentioned setting. Tools: Data were collected using (1) interviewing sheet containing
(a) Socio-demographic sheet for personal characteristics and (b) Nurses' awareness of signs of
violence in psychiatric patients most susceptible to violence. (2) Questionnaire to assess nurse's
awareness to ward predictors of aggressive patients. Results: The present study revealed that one
hundred of nurses were male's. More than one third of nurses were more than10 years of
experience. The majority of nurses were had training courses about violence and forecast the signs
of violence that will start to appear on a patient. While nurses' awareness of signs of violence in
psychiatric patients most susceptible to violence were more than two third. A positive relation
between nurse's knowledge and experience toward predictors of violence behaviour among
psychiatric patient in work place. Conclusion: This study has contributed to the knowledge based
on assessment for nurses Perception toward Predictors of Violence behaviour among Psychiatric
Patients in Workplace. There is more than one half of nurses’ awareness of signs of violence in
psychiatric patients most susceptible to violence. The study recommended replication of the
current study on large sample and different hospitals settings to be able to generalize the results.
Further study is recommended to identify effectiveness of nursing intervention to increase nurse
awareness of work place violence. Educational training program for psychiatric nurses to improve
their communication skills to manage work place violence in their health care setting.
Psychological supportive nurse's session to help psychiatric nurse's manage their Psychological
problems. Development of interventions to psychiatric nurse's to prevent and respond to patient
violence, as well as support nurse working with violent patients.

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