@article{ref1,
title="Violence and unsafety in Italian hospitals: experience and perceptions of nursing students",
journal="Work",
year="2022",
author="Ferrara, Paolo and Terzoni, Stefano and Destrebecq, Anne and Ruta, Federico and Sala, Elena and Formenti, Paolo and Maugeri, Michele",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Assessment of workplace violence towards healthcare workers represents a challenge for healthcare organizations worldwide. Workers' experience and perceived risk of violence may have a serious impact on job satisfaction and retention of workers. To date, no studies have been conducted on nursing students. <br><br>OBJECTIVES: To assess the prevalence of physical and non-physical violence among nursing students during their clinical experiences and to analyze the perceived risk of violence. <br><br>METHODS: Multicentre, cross-sectional survey. We enrolled a convenience sample of nursing students of the bachelor's degree in Nursing of the University of Milan (Italy). The students completed a structured questionnaire prepared in accordance with the available literature on violence in healthcare settings. <br><br>RESULTS: Out of 1185 questionnaires sent, 603 were collected (50.89%). 35.1% had experience of verbal violence during the clinical internship training period, while 8.1% were victims of physical violence. 202 students (33.5%) reported unsafety, which was related to experience of physical or psychological violence, witnessed episodes of violence, gender, hospital structure and efficacy of the safety policies. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Our findings highlight that nursing students are exposed to the risk of violence which influences their perception of risk.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1051-9815",
doi="10.3233/WOR-210488",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/WOR-210488"
}