Misery Of Student Nurse Placements
Misery Of Student Nurse Placements
Obscenities, racist abuse and death threats are all part and parcel of work placements for many students, researchers found.
And the verbal attacks were not confined to high tension wards in psychiatry and learning disability - patients and relatives throughout the NHS felt free to have a go at students.
The results of the survey of some 114 students in south-east England were reported to an International Research conference of the Royal College of Nursing in Dundee, Scotland.
Researcher Terry Ferns, of the University of Greenwich, London, said: "Having worked in the NHS myself I was not all that surprised by what I found but what did surprise me is the extremely obscene nature and seriousness of the abuse that many student nurses are experiencing, including racial abuse and death threats.
"Abuse should not be seen as part and parcel of the job and it is vital that trusts ensure they make clear to the public what constitutes reasonable behaviour."
Dr Peter Carter, general secretary of the Royal College of Nursing, warned that mistreatment during work experience could put students off nursing.
He said: "Student nurses should not have to endure any kind of abuse when they are supposed to be learning in a safe and supportive environment. At this crucial and formative time in their careers we need to make sure student nurses get the training and support they need from trusts and their mentors to be able to diffuse tense situations so they do not escalate.
"At a time when we are trying to attract new recruits to the profession, it is vital trusts ensure verbal abuse and violence in the workplace are not tolerated."
Last Updated: 02/05/2007 - 12:00 AM
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