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Nursing Education 2018
Journal of Nursing and Health Studies
ISSN: 2574-2825
Page 46
April 23-25, 2018
Rome, Italy
27
th
Edition of World Congress on
Nursing Education &
Research
W
e are presenting results of 5 researches on violence
on employees in nursing care. In this research we have
included nursing employees in psychiatric nursing care, homes
for the elderly, paramedic services, community nursing and
drug addiction rehabilitation centers. Researches were carried
out by means of quantitative, non-experimental research,
with a questionnaire being used as the method for gathering
data. Researches were carried out from year 2013 to 2016.
Accumulated data were analyzed by means of descriptive
statistics, correlation, Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, Pearsonov χ
2
test, Mann-Whitney U test and linear regression with statistical
significance value of p<0.05. We have found a high exposure
to violence of employees in nursing care from patients. In
the greater extend they are exposed to verbal violence, often
also to physical violence and sexual harassment. The highest
prevalence can be observed at psychiatric nursing care. In the
researched fields we have also found that a lateral violence in
common. Research identifies issues of assuring safety and
quality of treatment in the field of aggression. It is directed to
the filed that is yet not covered by present regulative or work
practice. Researches on the field of nursing care, which come
in contact with aggressive patient, have yet not included wider
circle of participles or discuss the need of additional functional
training for employees.
Biography
Branko Gabrovec, PhD, MSc is a Senior Researcher at the Department of
Health Care, NIJZ. With 19 years of working experience at health care sys-
temand also as an Assistant Professor, he started his career in a psychiatric
hospital, continued at community health care center and National Institute
of Public Health. His research interests are in nursing, ageing, healthy age-
ing, frailty, quality and safety in health care. He is author of many scientific
publications.
branko.gabrovec@nijz.siViolence against employees in nursing care in Slovenia
Branko Gabrovec
National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia
Branko Gabrovec, J Nurs Health Stud 2018, Volume 3
DOI: 10.21767/2574-2825-C1-002