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: En litteraturstudie

Abstract

Background: During the 1990s threat and violence began to be acknowledged, which lead to more reports in the area. But there is still a need to highlight different risk factors that affects the prevalence of threats and violence and the consequences for the nurse. Aim:  The aim of the study was to highlight risk factors regarding threats and violence against nurses in somatic hospital wards for adults, and the handling and eventual consequences of threats and violence against nurses. Method: The result is built up on 17 quantitative scientific articles that have been critically reviewed to get material relevant to this study. Results: The result shows that there are organizational, patient and nurse related threats and violence risk factors. It was shown that nurses often got emotional harms after an incident. This could also cause an insecurity regarding the career-choice. There was hesitation among nurses to report threat- and violence incidents and many chose not to talk about what had happened. There were also nurses that handled the threats and violence incidents by changing their behavior. Discussion of results: Education in threats and violence is an important preventive measure. By this the nurse can learn to handle outward behavioral patients and thereby remain a professional approach. It is also important that healthcare management invites to a dialog after the incidents to increase the nurses safety in their profession.