Experiences of Saudi Female Students towards the Phenomena of Bullying Behaviors during Nursing Education Program

Abstract

Bullying is a growing problem in nursing education from the academia area to the clinical setting that is under-reported and tolerated by nursing students. Aim: The main aim is to explain the phenomena of bullying behaviors among Saudi female students during their study in nursing education program. Design: The study utilized a cross-sectional quantitative descriptive design. Setting: It conducted in the College of Applied Medical Sciences (CAMS) at University of Hafr Al-Batin (UHB) in Saudi Arabia. Participants: The sample consisted of (130) Saudi female nursing students. Tools: The instrument consists of four parts; the first part involves personal information. The second part contains 25 items of different types of bullying and the third part covers the consequences of bullying. The final part includes four closed ended questions about widespread learning environments (4 options), sources of bullying (7 options), coping strategies (9 options) and reasons for not reporting (8 options). Results: The current study confirmed that Saudi female nursing students experienced different forms of bullying behaviors in the traditional classroom and clinical settings. Recommendations: There is a need to establish policy for identifying the legal implications of bullying and integrating the bullying issue in the curriculum of nursing education program. Conclusion: There is an evidence for presence of bullying phenomena among Saudi female nursing students that deserve to be studied in nursing education and practice.

Bullying Behaviors and Stress (Acute and Perceived) Among Undergraduate Nursing and Midwifery Students: A Cross-Sectional Correlation Study

“…We also found that an increase in attacks on academic achievement and direct negative behaviors increases perceived and acute stress among nursing students. This result is consistent with the ndings of depression, and post-traumatic stress [29], which directly affect the professional skills of nursing students and their patients' safety [15]. Abdelaziz and Abu-Snieneh (2022) found that student exposure to bullying and maltreatment was related to poor mental health and perceived stress among nursing students [3].…”

The Relationship between Bullying and Emotional State among Undergraduate Nursing Students: A Cross-Sectional Correlation Study

“…This was followed by receiving unfair evaluations of their work and others underestimating the value of their academic work. Mohamed [ 24 ] stated that the most frequent bullying behaviors reported by Saudi female nursing students were verbal. These students were often threatened with poor evaluations and had their work belittled.…”

“…In this study, the least common bullying behaviors reported by nursing students were being physically assaulted and unfairly treated because of race, incapacities, or weaknesses. Similarly, Mohamed [ 24 ] found that the least reported bullying behaviors were being treated poorly based on disability, racially motivated bullying, and physical abuse.…”

“…Unexpectedly, most students indicated that family members were the most significant source of bullying, followed by nursing faculty members (20.9%). In Mohamed's [ 24 ] study, around half of the respondents reported that a classmate was the most likely source of bullying, followed by faculty members and clinical instructors. After this, the most likely source of bullying was patients or patients' families.…”

“…The second part used the Bullying Assessment Questionnaire. The researchers developed this tool after a thorough literature review [ 24 , 28 ]. It is a 30-item questionnaire that assesses the bullying experiences of nursing students.…”