The Face of Workplace Violence: Experiences of Healthcare Professionals in Surgical Hospital Wards

Table 2

Overview of main themes and subthemes.

Main theme	Subtheme
Workplace violence characteristics	(i) Physical violence
	(ii) Verbal abuse
	(iii) Gender discrimination
Partly predictable, yet not prevented	(i) Early signs
	(ii) Unpredictability
	(iii) Organisational flaws
Approaching workplace violence	(i) Preventive strategies
	(ii) Acting during incidents
Consequences of workplace violence	(i) For the care of the threatening or violent patient
	(ii) For the care of the other patients
	(iii) For the professionals