Abstract: Objective: To explore the psychological state and psychological adjustment of psychiatric nurses suffered from workplace violence. Methods: 183 nurses from tertiary grade A psychiatric hospitals in Beijing were selected. The survey questionnaires include POMS, SAS, SDS, GWB and self-developed questionnaire. Results: ① There were 82.0% of the nurses suffered from workplace violence within one year, 54.1% suffered more than three types of injuries within one year; 69.4% were injured by workplace violence within one month, 36.6% suffered more than 3 types of injuries; 70.0% were injured more than 3 times in one year. ② According to whether injured in a month, we divided the nurses into two groups. The scores of nurses in SAS, anger, fatigue, depression, panic, POMS and happiness index were significantly different between the two groups (P<0.05). ③Our study analyzed the correlation between the objective data of the nurses' workplace violence and the factors of the scales, and the results showed that working years and the score of SAS, fatigue were positive correlated, and working year and energy, self-related mood were negative correlated; age and the score of SAS, fatigue were positive correlated, and age and self-related mood was positive correlated; injured times positively correlated with the score of SDS, the score of SAS, anger, fatigue, depression, panic and POMS total score, and negatively correlated with happiness index; the injured types in a month positively correlated with the score of SAS, anger, fatigue, depressive, panic and POMS total score, and negatively correlated with happiness index. Conclusion: The mood and psychological state were bad after facing workplace violence in psychiatric nurses. To improve the mental state of psychiatric nurses, the managers should strengthen the counseling and adjustment, and provide targeted training and coping methods for psychiatric nurses suffered from workplace violence.

Key words: psychiatric nurses, workplace violence, mood, psychological adjustment