The rate of 20 per 100 per year for nurses in experiencing WPV of all types was substantial. Nurse is an occupation that had long been facing shortages globally and comprising mainly female. Unfortunately, about one fifth of them would be expected to face the WPV problem in a year. While there are several categories of nurses, this study documented the rate of WPV exclusively among one of the highest recognition category- the registered nurses. This is the first report ever, regarding this occupational threat, obtaining from a nationally representative sample of registered nurses of Thailand. It documented the WPV among an occupation that female comprising the majority derived from the largest cohort study of a developing country and being the first nurse cohort in Asia.