Under reporting of workplace violence by nurses in a regional hospital in South Africa

Abstract

Quantitative, descriptive research was conducted to determine why nurses in a regional hospital in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa, under-report workplace violence. Data was collected with a questionnaire and analysed with descriptive statistics. Several organisational-related, management-related, and nurse-related barriers were indicated as to why nurses under-report workplace violence.

Authors

Ronell Leech
Gloria L. Maseko

Author Details

Ronell Leech, PhD, M(ECI), BA (Hons), RN, RM; Gloria L. Maseko, MCur -- Department of Nursing Science, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa

Sigma Membership

Chi Xi at-Large

Lead Author Affiliation

University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa

Type

Poster

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Acts of Violence Against Nurses, Physical and Psychological Acts of Violence, Under-Reporting of Workplace Violence

Recommended Citation

Leech, Ronell and Maseko, Gloria L., "Under reporting of workplace violence by nurses in a regional hospital in South Africa" (2018). INRC (Congress). 58.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/inrc/2018/posters_2018/58

Conference Name

29th International Nursing Research Congress

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Melbourne, Australia

Conference Year

2018

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