Violence against Nurses at Public Sector Hospital of Peshawar, Pakistan

Violence against nurses prevail across the globe, violence toward nurses working in public sector hospitals in Peshawar is not studied. Objectives: study objectives were to (1) determines physical and verbal violence towards nurses working in public sector hospitals in Peshawar. (2) Identify weather nurses fell safe or not at their workplace in public sector hospital in Peshawar?

Methods: A questionnaire survey. Setting: Hayatabad medical complex Peshawar.

Results: shows that 29% nurses experienced physical violence in the last six months while (67%) nurses experienced verbal abuse in the last six months, more than half (57%) nurse’s not feeling safe in their workplace and majority of study subjects 50 (71%) were witnesses to at least one physical or verbal assaults at their workplace in the last six months.

Conclusion: Measures should be taken at every stage ranging from in service training on identification and skill to deal with at high risk behaviors of patients and their relatives, improvement of working climate to minimize violence and ensure nurses safety at workplace.