Individual factors of mental health nurses when faced with work-related violence
Section: Healthcare Management
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Quílez Jover J, Icart Isern MT. Factores individuales de las enfermeras de salud mental en la presencia de violencia laboral. Metas Enferm nov 2014; 17(9): 69-73.
Authors
1Jorge Quílez Jover, 2Mª Teresa Icart Isern
Position
1Enfermero especialista de Salud Mental. Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu. Barcelona.2Catedrática de Enfermería Comunitaria y Salud Pública. Departamento de Enfermería de Salud Pública, Salud Mental y Materno-Infantil. Universidad de Barcelona.
Contact address
Jorge Quílez Jover. Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu. Dirección de Enfermería. Pabellón Sant Josep, 1ª planta. C/ Doctor Pujades, 42. 08830 Sant Boi de
Contact email: jquilez@pssjd.org
Abstract
The objective of this article is to provide updated information regarding those risk factors which lead to Psychiatric Nursing professionals being object of violent behaviours by patients hospitalized in mental health units. These risk factors are classified acording to the conceptual model by Chappell and Di Martino, focusing on the individual factors of the victims (nurses).
The factors which show the highest relationship with an increase in violent incidents are: lack of work experience, lack of training, work-related stress, and the increase of absenteeism by professionals of reference in the Psychiatric Units.
Keywords:
Mental Health; psychiatry; Violence; work-related violence; review
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Título:
Factores individuales de las enfermeras de salud mental en la presencia de violencia laboral