Nursing Proposal Research
Question One
Nursing interns in Shaqra University have experienced bullying in their clinical placements. The research question the study will focus on is, ‘Who are the perpetrators of bullying and violence towards nursing students?”
Question Two
The major objective of the study is to explore the rate of incidence of bullying and violence toward nursing interns in Shaqra University. The other objectives of the study are to identify the main source of bullying and to analyze the prevalence and features of aggression and violence familiar with the student nurses.
Question Three
Independent variable (IV) in the study is nursing interns in their years of study while dependent Variable (V) is the perpetrators of bullying and violence.
Question four
The theoretical and conceptual framework guiding your proposed study includes Field’s, Einarsen’s and Skigstad’s concepts of bullying. According to Field, workplace bullying refers to the denial to acknowledge, and face up and overcome individual weaknesses, and shortcomings. It is therefore the denial to assume responsibility for the effects of personal actions and behaviors on other people. Workplace bullying is increasingly becoming a societal problem. Field goes on to identify that bullying in managerial position can be termed as the decline to accept permissible and ethical compulsion for the safety and security of the supervisors. By this definition, Field proposes that workplace bullying can emerge from peer of authoritative persona over a subject. Grounded theory will be applied as a framework for gathering and analyzing qualitative data. 30 to 80 minute interviews will be conducted to collect data in the sampling region. The questions will be unstructured to allow for more clarifications. Interviews together with field notes are completely transcribed all transcripts are to be critical and repeatedly dissected to highlight the various patterns of the variables being measured.
It is widely accepted that in nursing profession, there are higher probabilities of encountering violence and aggression than even in the security department (Stevenson, Randle, & Grayling, 2006). Nurses are four times probably to face violent attacks than other health workers in the fields. This study applies ethical theory in arguing that presence of bullying in the nursing profession represents moral decline in the nursing profession and in the administrative obligation of addressing ethical issues. This problem is to be further reinforced by the recent problems administrators find in recruitment and in retention of qualified nurses. This calls for solution to modify life experiences of these workers to positive working practice.
Question Five
Hopkins, M., Fetherston, M. C., & Morrison, P. (2014). Prevalence and Characteristics of
Aggression and Violence experienced by Western Australian Nursing Students during Clinical Practice. Contemporary Nurse. 49: 113-121
Stevenson, K., Randle, J., Grayling, I. (2006) “Inter-Group Conflict in Health Care: UK
Students’ Experiences of Bullying and the Need for Organizational Solutions.” OJIN: The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing. 11(2): 1-18. Manuscript 5. Available:
www.nursingworld.org/ojin/topic30/tpc30_5.htm
Budden, L. M., et al. “Australian nursing students’ experience of bullying and/or harassment
during clinical placement.” Collegian (2015), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.colegn.2015.11.004
Colette, M. et al. (2012). “Bullying in Undergraduate Clinical Nursing Education.” Journal of
Nursing Education. 51(5): 1-9
Question Six
This study emphasizes that bullying and harassment of the nursing students on their clinical placements is unacceptable, and that authorities should demand zero tolerance on the subject. Findings of the study are to offer a snapshot of the treatment nurses undergo in their clinical settings. The findings additionally reinforce negative influences nurses experience in the work place. The nursing education administration ought to realize that the consequences of these behaviors can negatively affect student nurses individually and on the patient safety and delivery of quality services. Nursing students are therefore called up on to effectively prepare for their nursing clinical placement experience by familiarizing with the policies and procedures that promote their interests. Other than prevailing challenges within nursing occupation, the issue of bullying contributes to the frustration nurses undergo in their profession. The study is therefore significant as it emphasizes present and future effects of bullying to the nursing profession
Question Seven
The desired methods the study will apply include cross-sectional study design on Shaqra University as the setting of the study. Cross-sectional survey design is a valid original tool previously established by pilot study. As a previous work of Hewert, the tool was tested with at least 20 undergraduate student nurses. Five sections within the tool comprised of intimidation, bullying, non-physical violence, reporting and management of workplace violence. The sample population will be all nursing interns in Shaqra University. Data collection is expected to be by questionnaires, which is to contain open-ended questions mostly rated using the 4-point scale on frequency. The respondents will be offered opportunities to provide textual descriptions in the questionnaire.
Question Eight
For data analysis, the study population is To apply t-tests or Pearson Product moment correlation. P< 0.05 is to be applied as the significance level. Chi-square test is to be applied to detect any differences between predisposing socio-demographic and health beliefs and enabling characters and need factors. All statistical analyses are to be performed with IBM® SPSS® statistics 22.
References
Budden, L. M., et al. “Australian nursing students’ experience of bullying and/or harassment
during clinical placement.” Collegian (2015), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.colegn.2015.11.004
Colette, M. et al. (2012). “Bullying in Undergraduate Clinical Nursing Education.” Journal of
Nursing Education. 51(5): 1-9
Hopkins, M., Fetherston, M. C., & Morrison, P. (2014). Prevalence and Characteristics of
Aggression and Violence experienced by Western Australian Nursing Students during Clinical Practice. Contemporary Nurse. 49: 113-121
Stevenson, K., Randle, J., Grayling, I. (2006) “Inter-Group Conflict in Health Care: UK
Students’ Experiences of Bullying and the Need for Organizational Solutions.” OJIN: The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing. 11(2): 1-18. Manuscript 5. Available:
www.nursingworld.org/ojin/topic30/tpc30_5.htm