Nursing students’ experiences in managing patient aggression

Nursing students are at high risk to become a victim of patient aggression. There is little evidence that training programmes developed for post-registered nurses or nurses in psychiatric or forensic settings can meet the needs of nursing students. To gain more insight into student nurses’ education...

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Published in	Nurse education today Vol. 27; no. 8; pp. 933 - 946
Main Authors	Nau, Johannes, Dassen, Theo, Halfens, Ruud, Needham, Ian
Format	Journal Article
Language	English
Published	Scotland Elsevier Ltd 01.11.2007 Elsevier Science Ltd
Subjects	Adaptation, Psychological Adult Aggression Aggression - psychology Aggressiveness Assertiveness Attitude of Health Personnel Causality Clinical Competence - standards Clinical training College students Communication Content analysis Coping Curriculum Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate - standards Educational Objectives Empathy Female Germany Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Health Services Needs and Demand Humans Interviews Male Nurse's Role - psychology Nurse-Patient interactions Nurse-Patient Relations Nurses Nursing Nursing curriculum Nursing education Nursing Education Research Nursing Methodology Research Nursing student Nursing Students Outcomes of Education Patients Psychiatry Qualitative Research Safety Management Self Efficacy Semi Structured Interviews Students, Nursing - psychology Surveys and Questionnaires Training Violence Germany Nursing student Aggression Violence Nursing curriculum
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Summary:	Nursing students are at high risk to become a victim of patient aggression. There is little evidence that training programmes developed for post-registered nurses or nurses in psychiatric or forensic settings can meet the needs of nursing students. To gain more insight into student nurses’ educational outcomes in Germany the view of the target group was explored. Twelve nursing students participated in semi-structured interviews. Data were evaluated by qualitative content analysis. Managing patient aggression is a general challenge for nursing students and is not confined to psychiatric settings. Specific problems of beginners became evident. Additionally, general issues were addressed on control of causes of aggression, interpretation aggressive situations, dealing with the aggressive patient, coping with stress, and organizational issues. Nursing students need preparation and training in handling patient aggression. They should acquire knowledge about aggression, awareness of contributing problems, self-confidence in dealing with aggressive patients, assertiveness and empathy in communication and the ability to cope in an appropriate manner. In addition the safety policy of hospital placements should be examined for appropriateness to support nursing students.
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ISSN:	0260-6917 1532-2793
DOI:	10.1016/j.nedt.2007.01.007