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Experience of Workplace Violence among Intensive Care Unit Nurses

Yoon Young Hwang1, Youngrye Park2, Sunghee Park2
Korean Journal of Adult Nursing 2015;27(5):548-558.
Published online: October 31, 2015

1Seoul Womens College of Nursing, Seoul

2Department of Nursing, Kunsan National University, Gunsan, Korea

Corresponding author: Park, Youngrye Department of Nursing, Kunsan National University, 558 Daehak-ro, Gunsan 573-701, Korea. Tel: +82-63-469-1992, Fax: +82-63-469-7429, E-mail: yrpark@kunsan.ac.kr
• Received: July 6, 2015   • Accepted: October 5, 2015

Copyright © 2015 Korean Society of Adult Nursing

This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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  • Purpose
    The purpose of this study was to explore the experience of workplace violence among intensive care unit nurses.
  • Methods
    The participants of this research were twelve registered nurses who work in the intensive care units (ICU) at the hospitals in Seoul and Gyunggido. Data were collected by individual in-depth interviews and analyzed using the phenomenological methodology by Colaizzi.
  • Results
    From significant statements, five theme clusters emerged as follow; 1) vulnerable young women to violence, 2) my own reflection was bruised and exhausted, 3) a hopeless everyday, 4) seeking a solution in relation, 5) establishing one's status as a professional nurse.
  • Conclusion
    This study provides a profound understanding on the experiences of workplace violence among ICU nurses. The hospitals are suggested to provide a safe environment by developing programs and policies to prevent and cope with hospital workplace violence for ICU nurses.
  • Key Words: Qualitative study; Workplace violence; Intensive care unit; Nurses
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