1. The Effects of Occupational Violence on the Well-being and Resilience of Nurses.
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Rees, Clare, Wirihana, Lisa, Eley, Rob, Ossieran-Moisson, Rebecca, and Hegney, Desley
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PREVENTION of violence in the workplace , *VIOLENCE in the workplace , *PSYCHOLOGICAL burnout , *CHI-squared test , *CONFIDENCE intervals , *EMPLOYMENT , *FACTOR analysis , *PSYCHOLOGY of nurses , *PERSONNEL management , *QUALITY of life , *PSYCHOLOGICAL resilience , *SCALE analysis (Psychology) , *SURVEYS , *T-test (Statistics) , *WORK environment , *MULTIPLE regression analysis , *SOCIOECONOMIC factors , *DATA analysis software , *WORK experience (Employment) , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *OCCUPATIONAL adaptation , *SECONDARY traumatic stress , *PSYCHOLOGY - Abstract
OBJECTIVE: This article reports findings from a 2016 survey exploring the working life of nurses/midwives in Queensland, Australia. Responses related to occupational violence (OV) are reported. BACKGROUND: OV is linked to high rates of burnout. It is imperative to continue efforts to understand how to avoid burnout and build nurse/midwives' resilience. METHODS: A total of 2397 nurse/midwives working in Queensland responded to the survey and were asked to answer 8 questions related to OV. RESULTS: In the last 3 months, 53% of nurses/midwives had experienced OV. Those respondents had significantly higher rates of burnout and lower resilience and rated the practice environment lower than their counterparts who had not experienced violence. CONCLUSIONS: The experience of OV significantly impacts nurse resilience and levels of burnout. To retain nurses, attention must be given to reduce OV and support nurses who have experienced it. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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