Table 2 Incidents of workplace violence reported by Justice Health employees between 1 July 2007 and 30 June 2010 by victim’s profession 1
| Â | Workplace violence | Physical abuse | Verbal abuse | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | |
Nurse | 187 | 89.9 | 57 | 95.0 | 130 | 87.8 |
Medical doctor | 11 | 5.3 | 2 | 3.3 | 9 | 6.1 |
Allied health | 5 | 2.4 | 1 | 1.7 | 4 | 2.7 |
Administration | 3 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2.0 |
Other | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1.4 |
Total | 208 | 100 | 60 | 100 | 148 | 100 |