Open AccessWorkplace violence in nursing: A concept analysis
Author(s) -
AlQadi Mahmoud Mustafa
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of occupational health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.664
H-Index - 59
ISSN - 1348-9585
DOI - 10.1002/1348-9585.12226
Subject(s) - intimidation , harassment , workplace violence , psychological intervention , nursing interventions classification , psychology , identification (biology) , nursing literature , workplace bullying , nursing , human factors and ergonomics , poison control , applied psychology , social psychology , medicine , medical emergency , botany , biology , alternative medicine , pathology
Objectives To clarify the concept of workplace violence in nursing and propose an operational definition of the concept. Methods The review method used was Walker and Avant's eight‐step method. Results Identification of the key attributes, antecedents, consequences, and empirical referents of the concept resulted in an operational definition of the concept. The proposed operational definition identifies workplace violence experienced by nurses as any act or threat of verbal or physical violence, harassment, intimidation, or other threatening disruptive behavior that occurs at the worksite with the intention of abusing or injuring the target. Conclusions Developing insights into the concept will assist in the design of new research scales that can effectively measure the underlying issues, provide a framework that facilitates nursing interventions, and improve the validity of future studies.