Behaviour that humiliates, degrades or otherwise indicates a lack of respect for the dignity and worth of an individual. The increasing incidents of abuse and violence in health care settings interfere with the provision of quality care and jeopardise the personal dignity and self-value of health personnel. Nurses have the responsibility of reporting and documenting the negative impact of violence on their lives and practice. This will support the development and implementation of strategies aiming to eliminate a major occupational hazard. The international nursing community is invited to participate in this timely study.
Nurses have two options.
If you choose the second option , ICN and the researchers would be interested in having your feedback as well as copies of your study findings and conclusions. We hope you will take advantage and use the survey tool to investigate the occurrence and impact of verbal abuse in your health care settings. The initiative, taken in response to international pressure to remove children from the industrial workplace, is supported by the Sialkot Chamber of Commerce. The joint fact-finding mission was another step in an international campaign addressing child labour in the manufacture of surgical instruments. Most child labour is concentrated in subcontracted work, and therefore much more difficult to monitor and control, commented Alan Leather, Deputy General Secretary of Public Services International.