title: Creating work environments that are violence free.
abstract: Workplace violence is a global phenomenon with recent research demonstrating that the incidence of violence is high and increasing, particularly in health-care settings. The current study reported the prevalence of workplace violence in nursing and examined the impact of it on nurses' work life and health based on a national Canadian survey. Results demonstrated that workplace violence significantly increases the likelihood of nurses' absenteeism, job dissatisfaction and poor physical and mental health, and can negatively impact quality of nursing care. Various workplace violence interventions and the need for further research in addressing the issue of violence are discussed.
authors.affiliation: University of Toronto, Nursing Health Services Research Unit (NHSRU).
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: O'Brien-Pallas
authors.forename: Laureen
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hayes
authors.forename: Sping
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Laporte
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D003625:Data Collection; D006739:Hospital Administration; D006801:Humans; D015279:Organizational Culture; D017751:Safety Management; D014754:Violence / Q000517:prevention & control*