Abstract:

Objective To understand the population characteristics of nurses who still suffer from workplace violence（WPV） repeatedly after training，and provide a theoretical basis for building targeted training strategies. Methods A total of 424 nurses from a general hospital in Suzhou who systematically received special training on WPV prevention strategies were selected by convenient sampling from May 2021 to September 2021. The nurses were respectively surveyed before training，at the 3rd，6th，and 9th months after training using the general information questionnaire，the revised version of the hospital WPV questionnaire，Chinese Big Five Personality Inventory brief version，and the WPV coping resource scale. Results After training，51.7%（219/424） of nurses still suffered from WPV repeatedly. Logistic regression results showed that personality characteristics（neurotic personality），working years（6—10 years） and departments（emergency，outpatient，surgery） were risk factors for nurses to suffer from workplace violence repeatedly after training（P<0.05）. Training methods（online training） and high level of coping resources were protective factors for nurses to repeatedly suffer from workplace violence after training（P<0.05）. Conclusion Nursing managers should focus on key departments such as emergency department and outpatient department，pay attention to nurses with neurotic personality characteristics who have worked for 6—10 years， conduct targeted online training for them，improve the level of coping resources，and to reduce the frequency of workplace violence.

Key words: Nurses, Questionnaires, Longitudinal Studies, Workplace violence