Table 2.
Nurses' exposure to psychiatric inpatient violence over the 30 days before the data collection
| Value | Verbal Violence | Verbal sexual violence | Violence against property | Physical sexual violence | Physical violence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Never | 309 (27) | 692 (61) | 410 (36) | 971 (86) | 806 (71) |
| Once a month | 284 (25) | 253 (23) | 326 (29) | 104 (9) | 214 (19) |
| Several times a month | 180 (16) | 80 (7) | 186 (16) | 21 (2) | 61 (5) |
| Once per week | 118 (11) | 53 (5) | 88 (8) | 16 (2) | 15 (1) |
| Several times a week | 171 (15) | 35 (3) | 89 (8) | 10 (1) | 17 (2) |
| Daily | 61 (6) | 10 (1) | 20 (2) | 1 (0) | 7 (1) |
| Missings | 5 (0) | 5 (0) | 9 (1) | 5 (0) | 8 (1) |
n, Sample size, %, Percentage. Total sample of 1128 nurses.