Factores individuales de las enfermeras de salud mental en la presencia de violencia laboral

• Autores: Jorge Quílez Jover, María Teresa Icart Isern
• Localización: Metas de enfermería, ISSN 1138-7262, Vol. 17, Nº. 9, 2014
• Idioma: español
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Individual factors of mental health nurses when faced with work-related violence
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• Resumen
  • español

    Este artículo tiene por objetivo proporcionar información actualizada en materia de factores de riesgo que influyen en que los profesionales de Enfermería psiquiátricos sean objeto de conductas violentas por parte de pacientes ingresados en unidades de salud mental. Los factores de riesgo se clasifican de acuerdo al modelo conceptual de Chappell y Di Martino, centrándose en los factores individuales de las víctimas (enfermeras).

    Los factores que presentan mayor relación con el aumento de incidentes violentos son: la escasa experiencia laboral, falta de formación, estrés laboral y el aumento del absentismo de los profesionales de referencia de las unidades de psiquiatría.

  • English

    The objective of this article is to provide updated information regarding those risk factors which lead to Psychiatric Nursing professionals being object of violent behaviours by patients hospitalized in mental health units. These risk factors are classified acording to the conceptual model by Chappell and Di Martino, focusing on the individual factors of the victims (nurses).

    The factors which show the highest relationship with an increase in violent incidents are: lack of work experience, lack of training, work-related stress, and the increase of absenteeism by professionals of reference in the Psychiatric Units.

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