Workplace violence in the health sector is a worldwide concern with healthcare workers beingat high risk of being victims. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of workplaceviolence on nurses' job satisfaction at Maternal and Child Health centers and Tanta UniversityEmergency Hospital. Methods; the study was a descriptive correlational design. The studysample included all available staff nurses worked in MCH centers (N = 110) and TantaUniversity Emergency Hospital (N = 327), the total number of the sample was 437 nurses.Two tools of the study were used; the first tool included two parts, sample characteristics dataand job satisfaction survey. The second tool included nurses' perception of workplaceviolence. Results, most of emergency hospital nurses experienced more violence as comparedwith nearly one third of community health nurses. Psychological and verbal violence,followed by physical violence were the most common types of abuse experienced by morethan two third and more than half of emergency hospital nurses, and about one quarterand minor percent of community nurses, respectively. More than two thirds and more thanhalf of emergency hospital nurses and community health nurses were dissatisfied with theirwork. Conclusion; there is a high rate of violence against nurses in emergency hospital ratherthan community health settings. The majority of nurses who experienced workplace violencenot reported the incidence of violence. Psychological and verbal violence followed byphysical violence were the most common types of abuse experienced by the studied subjects.There is a need for workplace policies and procedures that focus on the security of theenvironment, reporting and surveillance, and educational seminars for nurses arerecommended that focus on communication techniques and stress or conflict resolution toeffectively manage violence in the workplace.