TY  - JOUR
T1  - The Prevalence of Physical Violence and its Associated Factors against Nurses Working at Al-Medina Hospitals
AU - Alkhatib, Ahed AU - Almutairi, Nayef AU - Boran, Ahmad AU - Mmbarak, Ibrahim 
JO  - The Social Sciences
VL  - 8
IS  - 3
SP  - 265
EP  - 270
PY  - 2013
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1818-5800
DO  - sscience.2013.265.270
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=sscience.2013.265.270
KW  - Nursing
KW  -physical violence
KW  -Al-Medina
KW  -socities
KW  -Saudi Arabia
AB  - The studies about violence are increasingly important in the societies. Data on violence among nurses is scarce. The purpose of this study was to determine the characteristics of practicing nurses in three large Saudi Arabian community hospitals, examine violence prevalence against the nurses and investigate their perceptions of violence. In 2011, this study was conducted in three community hospitals in Saudi Arabia using a convenience sample of 288 nurses. The prevalence of physical violence among the study sample was 26%. Physical violence was studied. The prevalence of physical violence was 26% and more violence was shown in hospital 2.
ER  -