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Purpose: The purpose was to assess the mental health nurses' perspectives of workplace violence in mental health departments in Jordan. Design and methods: A cross‐sectional correlation study was utilized to address the study's purposes. Data were collected using self‐reported questionnaires from nurses working in governmental mental health departments in Jordan. Findings: The findings indicated that 80% of the respondents were victims of at least one violent act in the last 2 years. Verbal abuse was the most indicated type of violence. Patients were considered the main source of violence. Practice implications: Policies and legislations addressing workplace violence should be implemented, and nurses should be trained on using such policies. Hospital managers should create a safe work environment by enforcing effective security measures and maintaining adequate staffing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A cross-sectional study (n= 262) was conducted to assess the prevalence of workplace violence among mental health departments staff in Jordan. The findings showed that 67.2% of the respondents were victims of at least one violent incident in the last year. Verbal abuse was the most reported type of violence. Patients were considered as the main source of violence. The contributing factors to workplace violence include being unmarried and working longer shifts. Sadly, just being a healthcare worker was found to also be a factor in the incidence of increased workplace violence. As a result of these findings, workplace violence policies and legislation should be instituted, and mental health department staff should be trained on violence-management policies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]