Date of Conferral

5-30-2025

Date of Award

May 2025

Degree

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)

School

Nursing

Advisor

Lyn Losty

Abstract

According to the American Nurses Association (ANA), healthcare workers are five times more likely to suffer a workplace violence (WPV) injury compared to workers in other industries. Given that nurses are the foundation of healthcare delivery, WPV is a cause for concern for most healthcare organizations. In the local organization, leadership has identified an increase in reported WPV occurrences among nurses. Given this, leadership agreed that an educational intervention focused on strategies to address WPV was warranted. Thus, the purpose of this doctor of nursing practice (DNP) project was to determine whether an educational intervention focused on healthy coping mechanisms following a WPV occurrence increases knowledge and awareness among nurses. Eleven participants attended the educational intervention held at the organization. The average age of the participants was 37.45 years (SD = 15.44) with 82% of the participants identifying as female and the remaining 18% being male. The mean pretest score for knowledge was 8.45 (SD = 1.04) and the mean posttest score was 10 (SD = 0.00). A Wilcoxon signed rank test showed a statistically significant difference between the pretest and posttest scores (z = –2.70, p < 0.01) indicating an increase in knowledge among the participants. Participants were asked to rate their awareness of four specific areas related to cultural sensitivity using a Likert scale. A Wilcoxon signed-rank test showed a statistical difference between pretest and posttest scores among all four content areas indicating an increase in awareness among the participants. It is hoped that the increased knowledge and awareness of WPV and healthy coping mechanisms following a WPV occurrence translates into practice and ultimately will lead to positive patient, provider, and organizational outcomes.

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