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Nine oncology nurses interviewed at a Swedish hospital described opportunities for individualized home-based antineoplastic treatment alongside concerns about adverse reactions, solitary practice, and resources. The qualitative study did not evaluate patient outcomes or comparative safety.

The killing of a plastic surgeon inside his clinic has drawn attention to reported prior threats and patient disputes, highlighting workplace-safety concerns while investigators have not established a motive or connection to those conflicts.

Analysis of NVDRS data identified 1,577 nurse and nursing assistant homicide victims between 2003 and 2022, with most deaths occurring in private residences and frequently involving intimate partners or ex-partners rather than workplace violence.

Nursing students described being ignored, excluded, belittled, and denied learning opportunities during clinical placements, while facilitators reported similar concerns about workplace culture. A qualitative study suggests these experiences undermine professional identity, increase attrition risk, and weaken the learning environments needed to sustain the nursing workforce.

The consequences of incivility are great. Safety and quality of care are dependent on a collaborative work environment.

Although health care workers’ well-being has been recognized as a national priority, nurses continue to suffer and die by suicide.