Core elements of workplace violence management competence among nursing interns from the perspective of nursing...

In Chinese medical institutions, workplace violence incidents against medical staff occur frequently and have become a highly concerning public health issue in this region. Training is one of the cores means to enhance the ability of medical staff to handle such violent incidents. However, existing studies have the problem of homogeneity in training content, which may lead to limited effectiveness of the training content. How to improve the training content to make it more targeted is a question worth considering. Understanding the core elements of workplace violence management for nursing interns is the prerequisite for targeted improvement of the training content.

From the perspective of nursing education, this study explores the core elements of workplace violence management ability for trainees, providing a basis for the targeted design of intervention training programs.

Using purposive sampling, semi-structured interviews were conducted with nursing educators working in tertiary hospitals and universities from February to March 2025. The interview data were analyzed and information extracted using thematic analysis.

A total of 10 themes were extracted: knowledge reserve ability, nurse-patient communication skills, empathy skills, risk assessment ability, self-protection ability, teamwork ability, conflict control ability, emotion regulation ability, crisis review ability, and legal protection ability.

This study, from the perspective of nursing education, comprehensively explores the core components of workplace violence management ability, providing guidance for nursing educators to formulate targeted training programs for workplace violence management, thereby enhancing the violence management abilities of nursing interns.