In the modern world people are exposed to a lot of pressures in the workplace- overloaded with work, inadequate conditions on the job, strong competition, fear of job loss, weak organizational structure and culture, insufficient and unprofessional education and training of workers, lack of teamwork, which all leads to heightened stress and the worsening of relations between employees resulting often in abuse. Many workers face all sorts of abuse and harassment on a daily basis from their superiors and colleagues, including insulting actions or words, ignoring, gossiping and mocking. The issue and subject of my research for my graduate thesis is the awareness for every individual in the healthcare institution of Dubrovnik General hospital about the existence of abuse in the workplace, which forms of abuse exist, ways that individuals can deal with abuse and how harmful consequences can impact one's health. The objective of my research is to encourage all workers to recognize abuse and be able to take action to prevent it. In preparation for my final thesis, I will use the research method of surveying; I conducted a survey sample of 100 people made up of doctors, nurses, administrators and cleaners, 50 from internal departments and 50 from surgical departments. The results of my research have shown that healthcare workers are significantly exposed to violence which is perceived as abuse in the workplace, women are more often exposed to abuse, most commonly conflicts arise between female superiors and female subordinates, in the end most respondents trusted family and asked for confidentiality. A lot of workers suffer daily abuse and harassment from their superiors and colleagues including offensive behaviour, ignoring, gossiping, and mocking. Abuse manifests itself in many different forms, but presents a very serious societal issue as it causes significant physical, social, mental and psychological traumas. Although abuse is an increasingly common problem, it still does not receive sufficient attention when it comes to solving it. In conclusion, abuse is not just one individual's issue but rather it is an issue belonging to the organization and society as a whole and it is necessary to educate the public about this topic so they can help intervene as much as possible and to the greatest of their ability.