Research Project on "Nurse VS Nurse Hostility"
Hi to everyone.I am a year-3 student nurse which is currently doing research on horizontal violence among registered nurses.I have chosen this topic because I am pretty sure that most of the staff nurses and student nurses may have come across with this problem when working in the wards or posted to the wards for practical.My target of this research is on Registered Nurses.I would like to know that whether is this topic common in your nursing workplace.I hope you all will spend some time to participate on my questionnaires.You may send me your answer through my email ([email protected]) or post your answers here.

Hope to get your reply by 17th of January 2009..
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Questionnaires
Nurse VS Nurse Hostility



Instructions:
1. Please answer all the questions by circle (a),(b),(c) or (d) of your chosen option.
2. If you do not know how to answer a question, just go to the next one.
3. Please answer all questions as honestly as possible.
4. Answer according to your own opinion and experience.

SECTION A: Biographic information
1. How old are you?

(a) 21 to 30 years
(b) 31 to 40 years
(c) 41 years and above

2. What is your gender?
(a) Male (b) Female

3. How many years of nursing experience since qualifying have you had?
(a) Less than 1 year
(b) 1 ? 5 years
(c) 6 ? 10 years
(d) 11 years and more

4. How many years of nursing experience have you had in this ward?
(a) Less than 1 year
(b) 1 ? 5 years
(c) 6 ? 10 years
(d) 11 years and more

5. What is your highest educational level?

(a) Diploma
(b) Degree
(c) Master
(d) Other (please specify ...................................)

6. Please indicate how many staff nurses are on duty with you most of the time.
AM (______)
PM (______)
NIGHT (______)

SECTION B: Psychological and physical workplace violence

7. Have you ever heard about ?horizontal violence??
(a) Yes
(b) No

8. In your opinion, do you think horizontal violence among nurses occurs in your workplace?

(a) Yes
(b) No
(c) Unsure

9. How concerned are you about horizontal violence in your current workplace?
(a) Not concerned
(b) Slightly concerned
(c) Concerned
(d) Very concerned

10. Have you abused your colleagues?
(a) Frequently (b) Seldom
(c) Sometimes (d) Never

11. Have you ever witnessed the abuse of a staff nurse by other nurse?
(a) Yes
(b) No

12. Have you been abused in your current workplace?
(a) Yes
(b) No

13. What type of abuse did you experience?
(a) Verbal abuse
(b) Emotional abuse
(c) Physical abuse
(d) Sexual abuse
(e) Other (please specify ?????)
(f) Not applicable

14. How did you respond to the abuse?
Please circle the relevant box(es).
Took no action ( Yes , No)Told the person to stop ( Yes , No)Told a colleague (Yes , No)Sought counseling ( Yes , No)Requested for transferring to another ward ( Yes , No)Tried to pretend it never happened ( Yes , No)Told family/friends ( Yes , No)Report to Nurse Manager/Director of Nursing (Yes , No)
Other (please specify???????????????) (Yes , No)

15. Did you report the incident of abuse that you went through?
(a) Yes(Reason ??????????)
(b) No (Reason ??????????)

16. What makes you as a staff nurse abuse another staff nurse in your workplace?
(a) Work overload
(b) Stress
(c) Other (please specify????????????)
(d) Not applicable

17. What is the reason of you being abused by another staff nurse?
(a) Lack of knowledge
(b) Low self esteem
(c) Newly graduated
(d) Other (please specify????????????)
(e) Not applicable

18. Which group of staff nurses has the highest risk to be victims of horizontal violence?
(a) Newly qualified staff nurses (during probation period)
(b) Junior staff nurses (working experience < 5 years)
(c) Senior staff nurses (working experience > 5 years)
(d) Other (please specify ????????????????????)

19. When does horizontal violence usually occur in your workplace?
(a) Morning shift
(b) Afternoon shift
(c) Night shift
(d) Not applicable

20. What are your suggestions to overcome horizontal violence in the nursing workplace?
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION