Profese online 2008, 1(1):1-9 | DOI: 10.5507/pol.2008.001

THE INCIDENCE OF AGGRESSION IN HEALTHCARE INSTITUTIONS

Michaela Szkanderová1, Darja Jarošová2
1 Department of Childrens Intensive Care, Hospital Třinec, Třinec, Czech Republic
2 Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic

The paper shows the outcomes of an interview inquiry of aggression in healthcare facilities, which was implemented in the Faculty Hospital of Ostrava and Třinec Hospital in 202 nurses from selected departments. The aim of the study was to find out the incidence of verbal and physical aggression directed at nurses, to define the most common aggressor, to discover if nurses are able to defend themselves against the aggression adequately, if and what kind of information of aggression in health facilities they have.

Keywords: hospital, nurse, patient, aggression, questionnaire

Published: July 2008  Show citation

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Szkanderová, M., & Jarošová, D. (2008). THE INCIDENCE OF AGGRESSION IN HEALTHCARE INSTITUTIONS. Profese Online, 1(1), 1-9. doi: 10.5507/pol.2008.001
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