Journal of Hospital & Medical Management

The Impact of Violence on Health Care Teams Exercising at the Emergency Departments of Hospitals in the Governorate of Kef, Tunisia

At work, violence can take on different aspects. It can be physical or psychological, or both. It can come from a colleague, a supervisor, a patient or a third party. Regardless of their size or sector of activity, all institutions are susceptible to situations of violence [1,2]. Indeed, violence in the hospital is not a new phenomenon but what appears perhaps for the first time is the worsening of the feeling of insecurity felt by the teams, a trying situation for the staff, victim or witness, who is not prepared to face such tensions [3]. At work, violence can take various aspects. It can be physical or psychological or both at the same time. It can come from a colleague, a hierarchically superior, a patient or another person. Whatever their size or their branch of industry, all the institutions is likely to be battling against situation of violence [1]. Actually, violence at the hospital is not a new phenomenon but what perhaps appears for the first time, is the aggravation of the feeling of insecurity felt by the teams, a situation tested by the staff, victims or witness, which are not prepared to face such tensions [3].

Author(s):

Oussama Soltani, Motaz Wertani, Dr Zoghlemi Fatma, Mennai Khawla

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