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Analysis Study Research Paper | Nursing | India | Volume 12 Issue 6, June 2023 | Rating: 5.3 / 10
Study to Assess the Knowledge and Attitude regarding Workplace Violence among Nursing Officers in Shri Mahant Indiresh Hospital, Patel Nagar, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
Irshad Ali [2] | Smita Mehar [2]
Abstract: Background: "Violence has been going on for a long, long time in emergency departments. And nurses have been told in the past that this is just a part of your job," said JoAnn Lazarus, president of the board of directors for the Emergency Nurses Association. Objective: to find out the association of knowledge and attitude with their selected demographic variable among nursing officers in Shri Mahant Indiresh Hospital, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India. Material and Methods: Descriptive design was used in this study. The study was conducted in Mahant Indiresh Hospital, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India. Non probability convenience technique was used to collect data from 100 Nursing Officers both males and females. Data collection was accomplished by using Self Structured Knowledge and attitude related questioners. Result: The finding shows that the correlation between knowledge and attitude scores showed that there was a statistically significant positive correlation between knowledge and attitude scores (r = 0.303, P=0.002). Comparison using Chi-square test showed that there was a statistically significant association between knowledge levels and department (P=0.049) and their previous experience of physical violence (P=0.002). Conclusion: The study concludes that majority of the Nursing Officers had good knowledge regarding workplace violence and attitude towards it.
Keywords: Workplace violence, Nursing Officers
Edition: Volume 12 Issue 6, June 2023,
Pages: 1779 - 1781