Violence Against Student Nurses and Newly Registered Nurses

Violence against student nurses and newly registered nurses Abstract Workplace violence toward student nurses and newly registered nurses must be eliminated. Nursing students and new nurses are particularly vulnerable to acts of violence. This article discusses the status of the workplace violence of nurses, the effects of violence on students and new nurses, and some strategies can be used to reduce the workplace violence to nurses. Keywords: student nurses, newly registered nurses, workplace violence Violence against student nurses and newly registered nurses The health industry may be one of the most violent industries in America. An American National Crime Victimization Survey on violence in the workplace from 1993 to 1999†¦show more content†¦Violence has been described as a process with three behavioral phases: baseline, a calm phase of normal demeanor prior to disturbance: preassault, when an individual becomes disturbed and displays verbal and nonverbal behaviors that indicate the threat of violence; and assault, or the acute excitement phase, when the individual displays out-of-control verbal and physical behavior (Disatsio, 2002). The goal of training is to recognize when an incident has reached the preassault phase and intercede, leaving the spiral of violence. According to the â€Å"Guidelines for Preventing Workplace Violence for Health Care amp; Social Service Workers† (2004) of Occupational Safety amp; Health Administration, Top-Down approach or Zero Tolerance program can be established to prevent workplace violence in hospital or other health care institutions. Workplace violence must be addressed starting at the top and working down. Workplace violence, verbal and nonverbal threats, and related action policies should be created and disseminated among all managers, supervisors, workers, clients, patients and visitors. Workplace violence is not part of being a nurse. Nursing is seen as a caring profession and, as such, we must be mindful to embrace the caring aspect of our profession and realize that caring is not just reserved for our patients. Caring must include our colleagues, coworkers, other collaborative healthcare professionals, and ourselves. Reference Baltimore, J.J. (2006).Show MoreRelatedThe Experience Of The Student Nurse Graduate1399 Words   |  6 Pagesthe student nurse graduate transition influences the importance as it will become their desire to continue practising as a registered nurse (Cleary et al. 2011, 2013). 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