Nursing students' experiences of violence and aggression: A mixed-methods study

Violence and aggression cause significant problems for nursing staff students working across healthcare. To identify the prevalence of experienced by whilst on clinical placement in one UK city, rates experiences reporting aggression. A convergent mixed method design, with mixing occurring at objective inference stages. Preregistration who had completed least placement. cross-sectional survey concurrent focus groups were conducted between May December 2018. Students ‘Students’ Experiences Aggression Survey’ (SEVAS) separately invited to participate groups. There 129 responses 36 participated five Only about a third non-physical was reported around half physical sexual harassment. Very few incidents university. Themes from encompassed ideas ubiquity violence, that did not know what they doing, issues racism, bullying, compassion. Universities have responsibility students; this includes preparing them adequately manage aggression, ensuring is easy do dealt with. majority responded past year (81%), over (56%) more than three harassment (40%).