Relationship between psychiatric nurses suffering workplace violence and empathy

Abstract

Objective To investigate the status of psychiatric nurses suffering from workplace violence and empathy, and to explore the relationship between psychiatric nurses suffering from workplace violence and empathy. Methods Using convenient sampling method, 198 nurses of psychiatry department of Nanjing Brain Hospital were selected from March to April 2019 for questionnaire survey. The survey tools included a General Information Questionnaire, a Hospital Workplace Violence Questionnaire, and the Jefferson Empathy Scale (JSE-HP) . Results A total of 198 questionnaires were distributed in this study, and 190 valid questionnaires were recovered. The empathy score of 190 psychiatric nurses was (77.8±10.2) . Psychiatric nurses suffered language attacks, workplace violence scores, and negatively correlated with the emotional nursing dimension in empathy (r=-0.182, -0.150; P<0.05) . Conclusions The rate of workplace violence can be adjusted by changing the emotional dimension of empathy to psychiatric nurses' workplace violence. Key words: Nurses; Violence; Empathy; Relevance; Psychiatry