Table 2 Nurses’ Attitudes toward violence \ aggressive behavior questionnaire items
Pretest | Posttest | Follow up | Pair Comparison | p Value* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patients strike out because they are afraid | |||||||
SA | 16 (16.2) | 44 (44.4) | 22 (33.8) | Pretest/Posttest | < 0.001 | ||
A | 31 (31.3) | 35 (35.4) | 25 (38.5) | Pretest/Follow up | 0.001 | ||
N | 28 (28.3) | 9 (9.1) | 10 (15.4) | Posttest/Follow up | 0.035 | ||
D | 18 (18.2) | 9 (9.1) | 8 (12.3) | ||||
SD | 6 (6.1) | 2 (2.0) | 0 | ||||
Much of the aggression and violence I see at work is preventable | |||||||
SA | 19 (19.2) | 44 (44.4) | 34 (52.3) | Pretest/Posttest | < 0.001 | ||
A | 43 (43.4) | 39 (39.4) | 26 (40.0) | Pretest/Follow up | < 0.001 | ||
N | 22 (22.2) | 14 (14.1) | 3 (4.6) | Posttest/Follow up | 0.819 | ||
D | 12 (12.1) | 2 (2) | 1 (1.5) | ||||
SD | 3 (3) | 0 | 1 (1.5) | ||||
Someone who is good at recognizing the signs can tell when a patient is becoming agitated | |||||||
SA | 24 (24.2) | 47 (47.5) | 40 (61.5) | Pretest/Posttest | < 0.001 | ||
A | 52 (52.5) | 39 (39.4) | 24 (36.9) | Pretest/Follow up | < 0.001 | ||
N | 18 (18.2) | 12 (12.1) | 1 (1.5) | Posttest/Follow up | 0.123 | ||
D | 4 (4.0) | 0 | 0 | ||||
SD | 1 (1.0) | 1 | 0 | ||||
Staff should be educated about the prevention and management of aggressive behavior as part of their ln-service education | |||||||
SA | 58 (58.6) | 72 (72.2) | 54 (83.1) | Pretest/Posttest | 0.003 | ||
A | 29 (29.3) | 23 (23.2) | 10 (15.4) | Pretest/Follow up | 0.001 | ||
N | 11 (11.1) | 4 (4.0) | 1 (1.5) | Posttest/Follow up | 0.827 | ||
D | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
SD | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
It is usually better to intervene sooner rather than later in aggressive situations | |||||||
SA | 52 (52.5) | 71 (71.7) | 52 (80.0) | Pretest/Posttest | < 0.001 | ||
A | 32 (32.2) | 24 (24.2) | 11 (16.9) | Pretest/Follow up | < 0.001 | ||
N | 9 (9.1) | 4 (4.0) | 1 (1.5) | Posttest/Follow up | 0.739 | ||
D | 4 (4.0) | 0 | 1 (1.5) | ||||
SD | 2 (2.0) | 0 | 0 | ||||
Being verbally abused is all part of the job | |||||||
SA | 17 (17.2) | 5 (5.1) | 1 (1.5) | Pretest/Posttest | < 0.001 | ||
A | 17 (17.2) | 6 (6.1) | 2 (3.1) | Pretest/Follow up | < 0.001 | ||
N | 8 (8.1) | 8 (8.1) | 9 (13.8) | Posttest/Follow up | 0.069 | ||
D | 29 (29.3) | 35 (35.4) | 12 (18.5) | ||||
SD | 28 (28.3) | 45 (45.5) | 41 (63.1) | ||||
Being physically assaulted is all part of the job | |||||||
SA | 11 (11.1) | 2 (2.0) | 0 | Pretest/Posttest | < 0.001 | ||
A | 11 (11.1) | 3 (3.0) | 1 (1.5) | Pretest/Follow up | < 0.001 | ||
N | 10 (10.1) | 4 (4.0) | 4 (6.2) | Posttest/Follow up | 0.043 | ||
D | 33 (33.3) | 39 (39.4) | 14 (21.5) | ||||
SD | 34 (34.3) | 51 (51.5) | 46 (70.8) | ||||