Table 2 Basic conditions of experiencing workplace violence of nursing students (X = 22)

X1

Male

3

Patient

Doctor

Cleaner

Verbal violence

Patient: Refused to cooperate.

Doctor: Didn’t cooperate well with him.

Cleaner: They were not willing to communicate with students.

X2

Male

3

Doctors

Instructor

Verbal violence

The operational ability and the theoretical knowledge were questioned.

X3

Male

9

Doctors

Instructor

Patients or their families

Verbal violence

The operational ability and the theoretical knowledge were questioned.

X4

Male

5

Doctors

Instructors

Verbal violence

Doctors’ and instructors’ own factors, cooperation with students is low.

X5

Male

3

Patient

Doctor

Instructor

Verbal violence

Intentional ignoring

Perpetrators’ factors.

X6

Male

2

Doctor

Patient

Verbal violence

The operational ability was questioned by complicated medical procedures.

X7

Male

1

Patient

Verbal violence

The ability was questioned and there was no timely communication.

X8

Male

1

Patient

Verbal violence

The operational ability was questioned.

X9

Male

1

Patient

Verbal violence

Refused to cooperate.

X10

Male

3

Patients

Doctor

Verbal violence

The operational ability was questioned by complicated medical procedures.

X11

Male

1

Patient

Verbal violence

The ability was questioned and there was no timely communication.

X12

Female

2

Patients

Verbal violence

The operating procedures were different.

X13

Female

3

Patient

Instructor

Nursing worker

Verbal violence

Intentional ignoring

The operational ability was questioned.

X14

Female

5

Patients or their families

Instructors

Verbal violence

Psychological violence

The operational ability and the theoretical knowledge were questioned.

X15

Female

1

Patient

Verbal violence

Complicated medical procedures lead to a difficult therapeutic process.

X16

Female

3

Instructor

Patients

Verbal violence

Physical violence

Perpetrators’ factors.

X17

Female

3

Patients

Verbal violence

The operational ability and the theoretical knowledge were questioned.

X18

Female

1

Patient

Verbal violence

Their operational ability of them was questioned.

X19

Female

2

Patients or their families

Verbal violence

Physical violence

The operational ability and the theoretical knowledge were questioned.

X20

Female

2

Patients or their families

Verbal violence

Physical violence

Perpetrators’ factors.

X21

Female

1

Patient

Verbal violence

Refused to cooperate.

X22

Female

1

Patient

Verbal violence

There was no timely communication.