Abstract: Objective To investigate the status of workplace violence suffered by nursing staff in Xinjiang and analyze the influencing factors. Methods Using the “National Case Study Tool on Workplace Violence in Health Institutions‐Questionnaire”, a survey was conducted among 1 600 nursing staff from 16 medical and health institutions in 4 administrative regions of Xinjiang. The binary logistic regression model was used to analyze the influencing factors of workplace violence suffered by nursing staff. Results The incidence of workplace violence among nursing staff in Xinjiang was 68.69%, of which 8.94% had suffered physical violence and 59.75% had suffered psychological violence. When suffering from physical violence and psychological violence, the highest proportion of disposal methods were informing managers （17.52%） and complaining to colleagues （22.07%）, and the lowest proportion were solving through legal means （2.31%） and seeking help from unions or associations （2.48%）. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that the nursing staff of Han nationality （OR=1.696）, outpatient and emergency department （OR=5.936）, chief nurse and above （OR=5.980）, tertiary hospitals （OR=9.391）, college degree or below （OR=8.830）, and those with more night shifts per month （OR=3.915） were at higher risk of workplace violence. Conclusions The incidence of workplace violence suffered by nursing staff in Xinjiang is relatively high, and most of the experiencers are still limited to the personal level and are not satisfied with the disposal outcome. The occurrence of workplace violence is related to hospital level, department, night shift, administrative position, educational background, and so on.

Key words: Medical staff, Nursing staff, Workplace violence, Influencing factor