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SynthesisJournal of advanced nursing2025

Effectiveness of interventions for the prevention or management of workplace violence in student nurses during clinical placement: A systematic review.

Hila Ariela Dafny, Nasreena Waheed, C J Cabilan, Sandra Johnston, Vincent Pearson, Anne Mette Adams, Craig Phillips, Shannon Brown, Christine McCloud

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Synthesis in Journal of advanced nursing, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  11. Tracking Workplace Violence over 20 Years.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Hila Ariela DafnyCollege of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8660-8505
Nasreena WaheedCollege of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1297-9223
C J CabilanWork Health and Safety, Occupational Violence Prevention and Management, Work Health and Safety, Canberra Health Services, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8465-8026
Sandra JohnstonSchool of Nursing, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0527-1064
Vincent PearsonJBI, School of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5555-0224
Anne Mette AdamsCollege of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0031-913X
Craig PhillipsCollege of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7950-2040
Shannon BrownResearch Engagement Team, Flinders University, Library, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1158-8132
Christine McCloudCollege of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0325-2724

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo systematically investigate the effectiveness of interventions for managing workplace violence experienced by registered nursing students during clinical placement.

designA systematic review of experimental studies.

methodsThe review was conducted according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. The key search concepts such as "Nursing students", "Education", "workplace violence", "clinical placement" and "clinical study" were inspected to identify relevant articles (Appendix A). Two independent reviewers completed screening, critical appraisal and data extraction. Due to heterogeneity among the included studies, results were synthesized narratively. DATA SOURCES: MEDLINE (Ovid), CINAHL (EBSCOhost), Web of Science Core Collection (Clarivate Analytics), Scopus (Elsevier), Embase (Ovid), Cochrane CENTRAL, ERIC (ProQuest), ProQuest Central and ProQuest Social Science Premium Collection were searched from inception to 27th February 2023.

resultsA total of 13 studies were included in this review. The predominant intervention for managing workplace violence experienced by registered nursing students during clinical placements was education. Approaches varied among studies and included didactic teaching, e-learning, role-playing and simulation practice. The included studies showed uncertain improvements in registered nursing students' confidence, coping skills, knowledge, competence and self-efficacy in dealing with workplace violence during clinical placements. Only one study assessed the incidence rate of workplace violence and found that a multi-faceted intervention involving both staff and students decreased the incidence.

conclusionGiven the heterogeneity of educational interventions, the effect of interventions for managing workplace violence during students' clinical placement is uncertain. To address this gap, high-quality, proactive and combined interventions at both institutional and organizational levels are needed.

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Students, NursingWorkplace ViolenceAdultFemaleHumansMalebullyingclinical placementsmanagementnursingnursing studentssystematic reviewworkforce issuesworkplace violence

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PMID39078141
PMCPMC11810489

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