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Factors of Resilience in Emergency Department Nurses Who Have Experienced Workplace Violence in Taiwan
Author(s) -
Hsieh HsiuFen,
Hung YuTung,
Wang HsiuHung,
Ma ShuChing,
Chang ShuChen
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of nursing scholarship
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1547-5069
pISSN - 1527-6546
DOI - 10.1111/jnu.12177
Subject(s) - workplace violence , emergency department , resilience (materials science) , medical emergency , occupational safety and health , emergency nursing , suicide prevention , human factors and ergonomics , poison control , injury prevention , nursing , psychology , medicine , physics , pathology , thermodynamics
Purpose This study investigated the relationship among personality traits, social network integration (SNI), and resilience in emergency department (ED) nurses who had suffered from physical or verbal violence by patients or their families. Design and Methods A cross‐sectional study with convenience sampling was conducted for exploring the related factors of resilience on abused nurses. A total of 187 participants met our inclusion criteria and completed all questionnaires. Findings Higher degrees of extraversion and peer support were associated with greater resilience among all abused nurses, whereas neuroticism was inversely associated with their resilience. Conclusions Among all forms of SNI, only peer support was shown to enhance an individual's resilience. In addition, personality traits were associated with resilience, and religions did not play an important role in enhancing resilience among our participants. Clinical Relevance Through a clearer understanding of the role of peer support in resilience among ED nurses, healthcare managers should provide and enhance their peer support to intensify their resilience for prevention of consequences of workplace violence.