'It happened suddenly… I didn't know what to do.' Challenges and support needs of Turkish nursing students following occupational accidents: A qualitative study

IF 3.3 3区医学 Q1 NURSING

Nurse Education in Practice Pub Date : 2025-05-01 DOI:10.1016/j.nepr.2025.104386

Aycin Ezgi Onel , Erkan Unsal , Fahriye Vatan , Aysegul Donmez , Eda Dolgun

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Abstract

Aim

This study was planned to determine nursing students’ injury experiences in their practice areas and their solutions-related suggestions.

Background

Clinical training accidents can physically and mentally harm students, potentially affecting their development and careers. Understanding their injury experiences and solutions can help improve this area.

Design

This descriptive qualitative study used face-to-face semi-structured interviews and content analysis.

Methods

The data of the study were collected from 15 nursing students who attended a nursing faculty in Türkiye and experienced an occupational accident with a semi-structured interview form between September 2023 and October 2024. The study was reported using the COREQ checklist.

Results

The data were categorized under four main themes: (1) Factors Leading to Injury – lack of experience, lack of attention (distraction due to clinical workload) and not using protective equipment; (2) Post-Injury Experiences – negative emotions (fear, regret), loss of motivation, changes in clinical success and stigmatization by peers (being mocked or excluded by classmates); (3) Support Needs – support to access health services (institutional gaps), psychological support and peer support; (4) Recommendations – pre-clinical orientation, mentorship by experienced nurses (lack of mentorship) and being able to access protective equipment.

Conclusion

Nursing students with limited clinical experience experienced significant challenges in performing interventions on patients, making them more susceptible to occupational accidents. These incidents not only affected them individually but also had academic and social consequences. Addressing these issues through enhanced clinical training and a stronger emphasis on safety protocols is essential to minimize the risk of such accidents.

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“事情发生得很突然……我不知道该怎么办。”土耳其护理学生职业事故后的挑战和支持需求：一项定性研究

目的了解护生在实习区域的伤害经历及解决建议。临床培训事故会对学生造成身体和精神上的伤害，可能影响他们的发展和职业生涯。了解他们的受伤经历和解决方案可以帮助改善这一领域。设计：本描述性定性研究采用面对面半结构化访谈和内容分析。方法采用半结构化访谈法，对2023年9月至2024年10月期间在浙江省某护理学院就读并经历过职业事故的15名护生进行调查。研究报告使用COREQ检查表。结果数据按4个主题进行分类：(1)导致伤害的因素——缺乏经验、注意力不集中（临床工作量分散）和未使用防护装备；(2)创伤后经历-负面情绪（恐惧、后悔）、失去动力、临床成功的改变和同伴的污名化（被同学嘲笑或排斥）；(3)支持需求——获得保健服务的支持（机构差距）、心理支持和同伴支持；(4)建议-临床前指导，有经验的护士指导（缺乏指导），能够获得防护设备。结论临床经验有限的护生在对患者进行干预时面临较大挑战，更容易发生职业事故。这些事件不仅影响到他们个人，而且还产生了学术和社会后果。通过加强临床培训和更加强调安全规程来解决这些问题对于尽量减少此类事故的风险至关重要。

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Nurse Education in Practice NURSING-

CiteScore

5.40

自引率

9.40%

发文量

180

审稿时长

51 days

期刊介绍： Nurse Education in Practice enables lecturers and practitioners to both share and disseminate evidence that demonstrates the actual practice of education as it is experienced in the realities of their respective work environments. It is supportive of new authors and will be at the forefront in publishing individual and collaborative papers that demonstrate the link between education and practice.