Workplace Violence Against Nursing Students and Nurses: An Italian Experience

• Published in: Journal of nursing scholarship Vol. 43; no. 2; pp. 203 - 210
• Main Authors: Magnavita, Nicola, Heponiemi, Tarja
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malden, USA Blackwell Publishing Inc 01.06.2011; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: Adult; Female; Humans; Italy; Male; Mental health; nurse; Nurses; Nursing; Nursing Staff, Hospital - psychology; Nursing Staff, Hospital - statistics & numerical data; nursing students; Organizational justice; psychological well-being; Retrospective Studies; social support; stress; Stress, Psychological - etiology; Students, Nursing - psychology; Students, Nursing - statistics & numerical data; Violence; Violence - psychology; Violence - statistics & numerical data; Workplace - psychology; Workplace - statistics & numerical data; Workplaces; Young Adult; Italy

Background: Nurses and nursing students are exposed to workplace violence. Objectives: To compare the characteristics and effects of violence in nursing students and nurses in order to assess the phenomenon and take preventive action. Methods: A retrospective survey was conducted in three Italian un...