en پرستاری Nursing پژوهشي Original Research Articles <div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Objectives</strong>: Verbal abuse among healthcare professionals is a pervasive problem and workplace violence (WPV) is a prevalent phenomenon in the global healthcare business. This study aims to examine the relationship between verbal violence and psychological stress in Wasit City, Iraq.<br> <strong>Methods</strong>: A correlational-descriptive study was conducted using a convenient sample of 248 nurses in Wasit City, Iraq. The data collected from November 5, 2023, to February 7, 2024, were based on a dual-part self-report questionnaire. The first part consisted of questions about participants&rsquo; traits, the second part covered verbal abuse in the health sector survey, and the third part included a job-related stress scale. Spearman&rsquo;s rank correlation coefficient of variance analysis was used for the data analysis.<br> <strong>Results</strong>: The mean age for nurses is 29.6&plusmn;6 years, and 53.6% of 46.4% were men. Approximately 49.2% of the nurses were exposed to moderate levels of verbal violence, as defined using the job-related stress scale. The mean psychological stress between men and women (63.7%) significantly perceived moderate psychological stress in the workplace. A strong positive relationship is observed between verbal violence and psychological stress among nurses at P=0.001. As exposure to verbal violence increased, stress levels also increased.<br> <strong>Discussion</strong>: Nearly half of the nurses in this study experienced verbal abuse, and over half experienced psychological stress. The two have a close relationship. This implies a relationship between verbal abuse directed against nurses and stressful work environments. Future studies should examine this cause-and-effect link. Furthermore, since some registered nurses reported higher rates of violence than others, further studies should examine how an individual&rsquo;s traits or workplace environment affect risk.</div> Workplace violence, Verbal violence, Verbal abuse, Verbal aggression, Psychological stress, Job-related stress 53 64 http://irj.uswr.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1619-8&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Hayder Najm Abd hayder_najm@mtu.edu.iq 0009-0004-7686-4574 Yes Technical Institute-Suwaira, Middle Technical University, Wasit, Iraq. Safi Dakhil Nawam safi.dakhil@uokerbala.edu.iq 0000-0002-0780-5229 No Department of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, College of Nursing, University of Kerbala, Karbala, Iraq.