Abstract

DOIS-CASTELLON, Angelina M.. University education as a risk factor for the occurrence of workplace harassment in nursing. FEM (Ed. impresa) [online]. 2015, vol.18, n.2, pp.95-101. ISSN 2014-9840.  https://dx.doi.org/10.4321/S2014-98322015000200004.

Introduction. The nursing workplace harassment has been positioned as an important occupational health problem that affects the dignity of people and is a source of inequality, stigma and conflict. Its prevalence varies between 17% and 87%, but these figures increase to consider the victimization of students who are subject, which could contribute to violent patterns incorporating as part of normal relationships within teams nursing. Aim. To uncover the relationship between workplace harassment and university education from the perception of nurses who have experienced harassment. Subjects and methods. Qualitative relational analytical design. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews using as completion criteria the theoretical saturation and were analyzed according to the procedures of the grounded theory. Results. Results show that university education is a central factor in the way that nurses form relationships and perform their professional role which would serve as the basis for the occurrence of workplace harassment. Conclusion. You should assume an active role on those aspects of training are available to students in universities and characteristics of nursing services where they develop their clinical practices to eliminate harassing actions to which students are confronted with so that they can focus on professional growth and not the defense of their own integrity.

Keywords : Nursing; University education; Workplace harassment.

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