Cross-sectional study reveals high workplace violence prevalence among nursing interns, indicating that reporting systems, organizational climate, and resilience reduce risk.
Key Points
To evaluate the prevalence of workplace violence against nursing interns and identify institutional, environmental, and individual protective factors grounded in conservation of resources theory.
Conducted a cross-sectional, STROBE-compliant survey from April to July 2024 using a convenience sample of 347 nursing interns across five tertiary hospitals in Chengdu, China.
Assessed exposure to violence, resilience (CD-RISC-10), organizational climate, and social support (SSRS) using validated instruments analyzed via binary logistic regression.
The overall prevalence of workplace violence was 38.6%, with emotional abuse identified as the most frequent subtype (61.9%).
Significant protective factors associated with reduced workplace violence included formal reporting systems (AOR = 0.443), bachelor's degree (AOR = 0.209), master's degree (AOR = 0.315), positive organizational climate (AOR = 0.916), higher resilience (AOR = 0.940), and stronger social support (AOR = 0.934).