Mental Health Nurse’s Exposure to Workplace Violence Leads to Job Stress, Which Leads to Reduced Professional Quality of Life

Professional quality of life (ProQOL) reflects how individuals feel about their work as helpers. Psychiatric ward nurses cope with significant psychological and physical challenges, including exposure to verbal and physical violence. This study was based on two aspects of ProQOL, the positive compas...

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Main Authors: Michal Itzhaki, Irit Bluvstein, Anat Peles Bortz, Hava Kostistky, Dor Bar Noy, Vivian Filshtinsky, Miriam Theilla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00059/full