A qualitative study on the cognition and attitude of nursing managers to horizontal violence among nurses

VernacularTitle:护理管理者对护士间横向暴力认知及态度的质性研究
Author: Lu WANG ¹ ; Hanxue YU ; Yanhua QU ; Haiou ZOU
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1. 北京协和医学院护理学院　100144
Keywords: Nurses; Cognition; Attitude; Nursing managers; Horizontal violence; Qualitative research
From: Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2020;26(29):4028-4032
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective:To understand the cognition and attitude of nursing managers to horizontal violence among nurses.Methods:From October to December 2018, semi-structured interviews were conducted with nursing managers in a Class ⅢGrade A hospital in Shanghai by using the purposive sampling method.Results:Five themes were extracted, namely, the low level of understanding of nurse managers on horizontal violence among nurses, effects of horizontal violence among nurses on psychology and work of nurses, the lack of enthusiasm of nursing managers in dealing with horizontal violence among nurses, nursing managers thoughthorizontalviolence was influenced by many factors and nursing managers thought that there was a lack of support for nurses suffering from horizontal violence.Conclusions:Nursing managers should enrich relevant knowledge, timely find and deal with horizontal violence in time and provide psychological support to victim nurses. Medical institutions should also formulate relevant rules and regulations to provide a basis for nursing managers when dealing with horizontal violence.