Violence in the workplace: some critical issues looking at the health sector

Background: The literature on occupational violence and even more the literature on violence against nurses in health settings have evidenced inconsistencies regarding how workplace violence has been conceptualized. Purpose: To review and discuss some inconsistencies regarding how workplace violence...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Rubén Blanco Escribano, Juan Beneit, Jose Luis Garcia
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2019-03-01
Series:	Heliyon
Subjects:	Health profession
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844018358456

id	doaj-894224322d34483599a9a3ab4ef87403
record_format	Article
spelling	doaj-894224322d34483599a9a3ab4ef874032020-11-25T02:02:24ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402019-03-0153e01283Violence in the workplace: some critical issues looking at the health sectorRubén Blanco Escribano0Juan Beneit1Jose Luis Garcia2DNP, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, 28034, Spain; Corresponding author.Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Plaza Ramón y Cajal s/n, Ciudad Universitaria, Madrid, 28040, SpainUniversidad Complutense de Madrid, Plaza Ramón y Cajal s/n, Ciudad Universitaria, Madrid, 28040, SpainBackground: The literature on occupational violence and even more the literature on violence against nurses in health settings have evidenced inconsistencies regarding how workplace violence has been conceptualized. Purpose: To review and discuss some inconsistencies regarding how workplace violence against nurses in health settings has been conceptualized paying special attention to the challenges posed to the health of nurses stemming from patients, visitors or co-workers. Method: Review of data of the European Working Conditions Surveys, and National Surveys on Working Conditions in Spain. Discussion: It is necessary to overcome these conceptual inconsistencies on violence in order to carry out intervention programmes based on solid theoretical grounds. Conclusions: Violence against nurses takes place within an organisational climate defined by role relationships. The organizational climate can either reduce the likelihood of violence or, on the contrary, instigate violent behaviors.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844018358456Health profession
collection	DOAJ
language	English
format	Article
sources	DOAJ
author	Rubén Blanco Escribano Juan Beneit Jose Luis Garcia
spellingShingle	Rubén Blanco Escribano Juan Beneit Jose Luis Garcia Violence in the workplace: some critical issues looking at the health sector Heliyon Health profession
author_facet	Rubén Blanco Escribano Juan Beneit Jose Luis Garcia
author_sort	Rubén Blanco Escribano
title	Violence in the workplace: some critical issues looking at the health sector
title_short	Violence in the workplace: some critical issues looking at the health sector
title_full	Violence in the workplace: some critical issues looking at the health sector
title_fullStr	Violence in the workplace: some critical issues looking at the health sector
title_full_unstemmed	Violence in the workplace: some critical issues looking at the health sector
title_sort	violence in the workplace: some critical issues looking at the health sector
publisher	Elsevier
series	Heliyon
issn	2405-8440
publishDate	2019-03-01
description	Background: The literature on occupational violence and even more the literature on violence against nurses in health settings have evidenced inconsistencies regarding how workplace violence has been conceptualized. Purpose: To review and discuss some inconsistencies regarding how workplace violence against nurses in health settings has been conceptualized paying special attention to the challenges posed to the health of nurses stemming from patients, visitors or co-workers. Method: Review of data of the European Working Conditions Surveys, and National Surveys on Working Conditions in Spain. Discussion: It is necessary to overcome these conceptual inconsistencies on violence in order to carry out intervention programmes based on solid theoretical grounds. Conclusions: Violence against nurses takes place within an organisational climate defined by role relationships. The organizational climate can either reduce the likelihood of violence or, on the contrary, instigate violent behaviors.
topic	Health profession
url	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844018358456
work_keys_str_mv	AT rubenblancoescribano violenceintheworkplacesomecriticalissueslookingatthehealthsector AT juanbeneit violenceintheworkplacesomecriticalissueslookingatthehealthsector AT joseluisgarcia violenceintheworkplacesomecriticalissueslookingatthehealthsector
_version_	1724953152256475136

Violence in the workplace: some critical issues looking at the health sector

Similar Items