Workplace Violence Against Nurses and Its Association With Mental Health and Turnover Intention: A National Cross-Sectional Study.

A substantial proportion of nurses experienced workplace violence in the year prior to the survey.

• 30,987 nurses (26.6%) experienced workplace violence in the prior year
• 27,225 nurses (23.4%) encountered low-level violence
• 3,519 nurses (3%) experienced moderate violence
• 243 nurses (0.2%) experienced high-level violence
• Sample comprised 116,345 nurses from 67 tertiary hospitals across 31 provinces in China

Workplace violence was significantly associated with depressive symptoms among nurses after controlling for sociodemographic and work-related variables.

• Association was statistically significant at p < 0.001
• Multilevel regression models were used for analysis
• Data were collected between October and December 2023
• Analysis controlled for sociodemographic and work-related variables

Workplace violence was significantly associated with stress symptoms among nurses.

• Association was statistically significant at p < 0.001
• Finding held after controlling for sociodemographic and work-related variables
• Multilevel regression models were employed
• Study assessed varying levels of workplace violence (low, moderate, and high)

Workplace violence was significantly associated with anxiety symptoms among nurses.

• Association was statistically significant at p < 0.001
• Finding held after controlling for sociodemographic and work-related variables
• Study drew on a large dataset of 116,345 nurses from 67 tertiary hospitals
• Hospitals were distributed across 31 provinces in China

Workplace violence was significantly associated with burnout among nurses.

• Association was statistically significant at p < 0.001
• Finding held after controlling for sociodemographic and work-related variables
• Multilevel regression models were used for analysis
• Study assessed mental health outcomes across varying levels of workplace violence severity

Workplace violence was significantly associated with turnover intention among nurses.

• Association was statistically significant at p < 0.001
• Finding held after controlling for sociodemographic and work-related variables
• The study assessed both mental health outcomes and turnover intention in relation to workplace violence
• Multilevel regression models were used to analyze the national cross-sectional dataset

Previous research on the associations between workplace violence, mental health, and turnover intention among nurses yielded inconsistent results due to smaller sample sizes.

• Prior studies were characterized by smaller sample sizes
• Results from prior studies were described as inconsistent
• The current study used a sample of 116,345 nurses to address this limitation
• The large sample was drawn from 67 tertiary hospitals across 31 provinces in China