“Sometimes They Attack Us”: Transactional Theory Analysis of Nurse Abuse Experiences

Workplace abuse against nurses remains a persistent issue within healthcare systems globally. Nurses face verbal, emotional, physical, and sexual abuse from patients, relatives, and colleagues, often with limited institutional protection. This study aims to (a) explore how general nurses in medical wards experience and respond to workplace abuse; (b) examine their coping responses to workplace abuse using Lazarus and Folkman’s Transactional Theory of Stress and Coping; and (c) address theoretica