TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Student nurses' perceptions of aggression: an exploratory study of defensive styles, aggression experiences, and demographic factors
JO  - Nursing and health sciences
A1  - Bilgin, Hulya
A1  - Keser Özcan, Neslihan
A1  - Tulek, Zeliha
A1  - Kaya, Fadime
A1  - Boyacioglu, Nur Elcin
A1  - Erol, Ozgul
A1  - Arguvanli Coban, Sibel
A1  - Pazvantoğlu, Ozan
A1  - Gümüş, Kübra
SP  - 216
EP  - 222
VL  - 18
IS  - 2
N2  - Throughout the clinical learning process, nursing students' perception of aggression might have implications in terms of their future professional behavior toward patients. Using a descriptive cross-sectional design, we investigated the relationships between student nurses' perceptions of aggression and their personal characteristics, defense styles, and a convenience sample of 1539 experiences of aggressive behavior in clinical practice. Information about the students' personal features, their clinical practice, and experiences of aggressive behavior was obtained by questionnaire. The Turkish version of the Perception of Aggression Scale and Defense Styles Questionnaire-40 were also used. Students were frequently exposed to verbal aggression from patients and their relatives. And perceived patient aggression negatively, perception of aggression were associated with sex, defense styles, feelings of safety, and experiences of aggressions during clinical practice. Of interest is the reality that student nurses should be prepared for untoward events during their training.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1441-0745
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nhs.12255
ID  - ref1
ER  -