Enhancing Nursing Students' Competency Skills With a Workplace Violence Nursing Simulation: Translating Knowledge...

Area of Science:

• Nursing Education
• Mental Health Nursing
• Workplace Safety

Background:

• Workplace violence (WPV) is a significant issue impacting nurses and nursing students in clinical environments.
• Effective strategies are needed to equip future nurses with the skills to manage and prevent WPV.
• Mental health nursing simulations offer a potential avenue for WPV training.

Purpose of the Study:

• To evaluate the competency skills attained by nursing students after participating in a WPV simulation.
• To assess the implementation of learned WPV management and prevention skills in clinical rotations.
• To determine the effectiveness of mental health nursing simulations in preparing students for WPV incidents.

Main Methods:

• Nursing students participated in a Mental Health Nursing Simulation focused on WPV.
• Post-simulation surveys were administered to assess attained skills and knowledge.
• Students reported on the application of learned skills during their clinical rotations.

Main Results:

• The simulation significantly enhanced students' communication, empathy, and boundary-setting skills.
• Students demonstrated improved ability to manage verbally aggressive patients and seek support.
• Participants reported experiencing and managing both physical and verbal WPV in clinical settings, applying learned skills.

Conclusions:

• Mental health nursing simulations are effective in imparting evidence-based skills for WPV management and prevention.
• Simulation-based training enhances nursing students' clinical competency in handling WPV.
• Integrating WPV simulations into nursing curricula is recommended to improve student preparedness and safety.