Rate of workplace violence
Rate per 100 per person per year was 20.0 (95%CI: 19.2 - 20.8) for WPV of all types (Table 2). In other words, it was expected that one fifth of RN experienced any types of WPV in a year. However, few violence lead to job absence. The rate of WPV with JA was only 1.6 (95%CI: 1.4 - 1.9).
By type of WPV, the highest rate was the non-physical WPV (19.3; 95%CI: 18.6 - 20.1) followed by the physical WPV (2.3; 95%CI: 2.0 - 2.7).
The rate of WPV was similar across types of health care facilities- hospitals, health centers, and other workplaces such as universities, nursing colleges, and self-employed. Severity of WPV, indicated by being absence from work as a consequence, was higher in non-physical than that of physical WPV victims (1.4 vs 0.2 per 100 per years, respectively). In addition, the rate of WPV of all types, with JA, was higher in nurses who worked in non-service sectors than those who worked in service sectors such as hospitals and health centers (3.2 vs 1.5 vs 1.9 per 100 per years, respectively).