The Impact of Resilience on Workplace Violence Experienced by Mental Health Nurses: A Cross-Sectional Survey

Table 2

Distribution of nurses according to their experience of workplace violence.

	N	%
Workplace violence exposure at least one within the past year
No	107	29.6
Yes	254	70.4
Type of workplace violence#
Verbal workplace violence	243	67.3
Physical workplace violence	54	15.0
Sexual workplace violence	33	9.1
Frequency of exposure to workplace violence
Single occurrence	63	17.5
Dual occurrence	64	17.7
Three or more occurrences	127	35.2
Time of exposure to workplace violence#
Morning	213	59.0
Evening	52	14.4
Both	45	12.5
Perpetrator of workplace violence#
Patients/clients	164	45.4
Patients’ relatives	119	33.0
Coworkers (supervisors, physicians, and nurses)	115	31.9
Sex of perpetrators#
Male	124	34.3
Female	53	14.7
Both	77	21.3
Age group of perpetrators#
Adult	192	53.2
Elderly	93	25.8
Immediate response to violence#
No response	66	18.3
Fear/confusion	121	33.5
Notify manager	65	18.0
Defend self	65	18.0
Call for help	23	6.4
Consequences of workplace violence#
Psychological consequence	169	46.8
Physical consequence	3	0.8
Work outcomes (absenteeism and lessen performance)	64	17.7
No impact	29	8.0
Reporting of violence incidents
No	88	34.6
Yes	166	65.4

#Respondents could select more than one answer.