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Walden University ScholarWorks Frank Dilley Award for Outstanding Doctoral Study University Awards 2003 Nursing students' experiences of workplace violence and aggression: Making sense of the phenomenon for educators Bonnie Jean Beardsley Follow this and additional works at:http://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dilley This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the University Awards at ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Frank Dilley Award for Outstanding Doctoral Study by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Nursing Students’ Experiences of Workplace Violence and Aggression: Making Sense of the Phenomenon for Educators by Bonnie J. Beardsley MSN, Lewis University, 1996 BSN, Olivet University, 1993 Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirement for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Education Walden University February 2003 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. UMI Number: 3088100 Copyright 2002 by Beardsley, Bonnie Jean All rights reserved. ® UMI UMI Microform 3088100 Copyright 2003 by ProQuest Information and Learning Company. All rights reserved. This microform edition is protected against unauthorized copying under Title 17, United States Code. ProQuest Information and Learning Company 300 North Zeeb Road P.O. Box 1346 Ann Arbor, Ml 48106-1346 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY DISSERTATION OF BONNIE J. BEARDSLEY APPROVED: PAULA E. PEINOVICH, PhD PRESIDENT AND PROVOST WALDEN UNIVERSITY 2003 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. Walden University EDUCATION This is to certify that I have examined the doctoral dissertation by Bonnie J. Beardsley and have found that it is complete and satisfactory in all respects. Dr. Linda Crawford, Committee Member Education Faculty Signatur/ Date Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. Walden University EDUCATION This is to certify that I have examined the doctoral dissertation by Bonnie J. Beardsley and have found that it is complete and satisfactory in all respects, and that any and all revisions required by the review committee have been made. Dr. David Stein, Committee Chair Education Faculty Signature Date Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. Walden University EDUCATION This is to certify that I have examined the doctoral dissertation by Bonnie J. Beardsley and have found that it is complete and satisfactory in all respects. Professor Harry Coblentz, Committee Member Applied Management and Decision Sciences Faculty Signature (W , 20b.. 2602 Date Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. Walden University EDUCATION This is to certify that I have examined the doctoral dissertation by Bonnie J. Beardsley and have found that it is complete and satisfactory in all respects. Dr. Frank Fox, Faculty Representative Professional Psychology Faculty Signature Date Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. ABSTRACT Nursing Students’ Experiences of Workplace Violence and Aggression Making Sense of the Phenomenon for Educators by Bonnie J. Beardsley MSN, Lewis University, 1996 BSN, Olivet University, 1993 Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Education Walden University February 2003 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. ABSTRACT This phenomenological study explored female nursing students’ perceptions of their experiences of workplace violence and aggression, their methods for coping with and adjusting to the violence, and the implications for nursing education. A notice soliciting volunteers was posted on student bulletin boards in multiple schools of nursing throughout Illinois. Ten participants were selected from a pool of volunteers who met predetermined criteria. Open-ended interviews each lasting approximately 60 minutes were conducted and tape-recorded. Four interview questions that guided the process changed as the narrative unfolded, and in some cases, probing became necessary to gain a rich description. Data analysis was completed using Colaizzi’s Seven-Step Model. The results of this study suggested nursing students may experience some form of workplace violence during their nursing education. Once exposed the nursing student may become a silent victim, afraid to report the incident, fearing she will be expelled from nursing school. As a silent victim, the student lacks the ability to cope with the situation partly because of the limited nursing curriculum on workplace violence. This may lead to anger, fear, multiple stress responses, and a distorted perception of caring in the nursing profession. In the end, the nursing student may enter the workplace as a nurse perpetuating the cycle of silent victim of violence, or take on the challenge to break the cycle, opening the way for improving the nursing profession. Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission.
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