International Journal of Social Sciences and Economic Management, 2024, 5(1); doi: 10.38007/IJSSEM.2024.050116.
Jing Sun, Dr. Faridah Mohd Said and Dr Tan Beng Geok
Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Lincoln University College (LUC), Kelantan, Malaysia
As a social security problem, workplace violence (WPV) widely occurs in various industries. According to statistics, the incidence of WPV in the health industry is about 25%, and violence in the health industry is widespread in all countries and all positions in the health industry. WPV not only harms medical staff's physical health but also causes psychological problems. To understand and analyze the current situation of WPV in the health industry, the main measures of prevention and control management, and to put forward corresponding measures for the current prevention and control of WPV. CNKI, Wan-Fang Data, Pubmed, Cochrane Library, Medline, Web of Science, Embase, and other 8 Chinese and English databases were searched by computer, and relevant literature on prevention and control of WPV in hospitals was searched. The contents were extracted and summarized. Prevention and control management can be carried out before and after the occurrence of WPV. The prevention and control management before the violence mainly includes the identification of high-risk situations of WPV, policy formulation, workplace environment setting, violation-related course training, and scenario exercise. Studies have shown that the main places of WPV are the emergency department, psychiatric department, pediatric department, etc., and the main forms of violence are verbal violence in psychological violence. In the prevention and control management of WPV, prevention, and control can be carried out according to the above characteristics of violence, and the response resources and inducing factors of WPV can be started. To construct the management mechanism, management mode, and management effect of WPV.
Workplace Violence, Management, Prevention and Control, Safety Measures
Jing Sun, Dr. Faridah Mohd Said and Dr Tan Beng Geok. The Research Review on Prevention and Control of Workplace Violence on the Health Industry. International Journal of Social Sciences and Economic Management (2024), Vol. 5, Issue 1: 150-157. https://doi.org/10.38007/IJSSEM.2024.050116.
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