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Recognising and responding to stress, moral injury and violence: Acute care nurse wellbeing

A ready-made course you customise for your organisation, with a live session deck and two surveys. You only add the 16 details that are specific to your organisation.

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Length
35 min
Lessons
6 lessons
Frequency
At induction to an acute area
Last reviewed
21 Oct 2026
Violence and aggression: grey areas
What would you do?

A colleague shrugs off being hit by a confused patient and does not want to report it

Try it: this is one of 18 interactive activities in the course.

What's included

Three pieces that work together

Copy once, get everything. Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck.

Self-paced course

Short lessons with real workplace scenarios, not walls of text.

  • 6 lessons, about 35 minutes
  • Scenario, flashcards, sorting activity, accordion and quizzes

Live session deck

An AhaSlides presentation to run after the course, in person or online.

  • 10 slides
  • Quiz, word cloud, poll, scale slides
  • A closing slide for your contacts

Two surveys

Find out what landed, and whether people use it on the job.

  • Post-course feedback, about 2 minutes
  • 30-day check-in
  • Anonymous by default
  • Results feed your next refresher

Learning objectives

At the end of this course, learners can

Each objective and the lesson that covers it.

IDObjectiveSourceWhere it's covered
TO 316.0Achieve ≥ 80% on the final assessmentNoneWhole course
SO 316.1Recognise signs of burnout, compassion fatigue and moral injury in yourself and colleagues, and say how they differBest practiceWhole course
SO 316.2Describe peer support and a structured debrief and know how to ask for one under local policy + your infoExamples: HSE Management Standards for work-related stress; ISO 45003; best practiceWhole course
SO 316.3Raise a concern when care feels unsafe or conflicts with your values, using the agreed route + your infoExamples: The Code (NMC); best practiceWhole course
SO 316.4Respond to and report violence or aggression against staff under local policy + your infoExamples: NHS Violence Prevention and Reduction Standard; Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974; OSHA General Duty Clause; best practiceWhole course
SO 316.5Recognise the effects of fatigue and shift patterns, and make a personal plan that sits alongside employer support + your infoExamples: Working Time Regulations 1998; best practiceWhole course

Your part: what a template can't do for you

  • Your workplace details: fill in the 16 highlighted fields so the course describes your own policies, contacts and locations.
  • Records: record completion in your own LMS or record system.

Course outline

6 lessons, about 35 minutes

Minutes per lesson are an estimate, shared out by page count.

ContentInteractiveVideoYou customise
1

Why nurse wellbeing is a safety issue

3 pages

7 min
Before you beginNoteList
After a hard nightTextImageChecklistYour infoYour info
Your wellbeing and your patients' safetyKey factFlashcardsQuiz
2

Burnout, compassion fatigue and moral injury

3 pages

6 min
Three different thingsTabsNote
Signs to noticeSorting activity
Match the termMatching quiz
3

Peer support, debriefs and raising concerns

3 pages

6 min
What helpsAccordionYour info
Raising a concern in five stepsProcessYour info
Put it in orderSorting activityQuiz
4

Violence and aggression: grey areas

3 pages

6 min
Respond and reportProcessYour infoYour info
ScenarioScenario
ScenarioScenarioQuiz
5

Fatigue, shifts and a personal plan

3 pages

6 min
Shift work and recoveryAccordionYour info
Your planFlashcardsNote
ScenarioScenarioQuizButtonYour info
6

Final assessment

2 pages

4 min
PracticeQuiz
CompletionKey factListNoteButtonYour info

Live deck and surveys

10 slides to run live, two surveys to close the loop

Pink slides are interactive. Both surveys are anonymous; pink questions are written for this course.

ContentTitle, agenda, "wellbeing is shared between you and your employer" (speaker notes: template page URL and support contacts)
Word cloudOne word for what a hard shift feels like
PollWhat drains you most? (Workload · Aggression · Moral distress · Shift pattern)
ContentBurnout, compassion fatigue and moral injury in brief
QuizA colleague is hit by a patient and says it is nothing. You…" (Encourage reporting and offer support ✔ · Agree it is normal · Say nothing · Tell the whole team)
QuizMoral injury is…" (Distress when events conflict with your values ✔ · Tiredness after one night · A team disagreement · A physical injury)
Content · customiseCustomise: our support service, debrief route and violence reporting route" with {{STAFF_SUPPORT_SERVICE}}, {{DEBRIEF_ROUTE}}, {{VIOLENCE_REPORTING_ROUTE}}
ScaleHow confident are you asking for support when you need it?" 1 to 5
Open-ended / Q&ASomething that would make shifts safer for staff
Content · customiseClosing {{CLINICAL_EDUCATION_CONTACT}}, {{SURVEY_2_URL}}, {{COURSE_URL}}
Post-course feedback: 11 questions, about 2 min
  1. Overall rating 5 stars
  2. Relevant, realistic, right length, helpful activities agree/disagree grid
  3. What was most useful? multi-select
  4. Confidence before this course, and now 1-5 scale
  5. How confident are you reporting violence or aggression? 1-5 scale
  6. Which change have you tried? multiple choice
  7. What barrier have you met in trying it? short text
  8. I can ask for support without fear of blame. 1-5 scale
  9. One thing we should change or add open text
  10. Would you recommend this course? NPS
30-day check-in
  1. Have you used what you learned since the course? multiple choice
  2. How confident are you today? Compare with day 1 1-5 scale
  3. Do you know where to find the staff support service? yes / no / not sure
  4. A moment where the training helped, or where you weren't sure open text
  5. Which topics should the next refresher focus on? ranking

Results show whether people use the training on the job, not just whether they finished it.

Make it yours

16 fields to fill in, and you're ready

Everything else is done. These are the details only your organisation knows; each one is highlighted inside the course.

  • Clinical education contact{{CLINICAL_EDUCATION_CONTACT}}
  • Local policy link{{LOCAL_POLICY_LINK}}
  • Incident reporting route{{INCIDENT_REPORTING_ROUTE}}
  • Escalation route{{ESCALATION_ROUTE}}
  • Regulator and standards{{REGULATOR_AND_STANDARDS}}
  • LMS or record system{{LMS_OR_RECORD_SYSTEM}}
Show all 16 fields
  • Staff support service{{STAFF_SUPPORT_SERVICE}}
  • Occupational health contact{{OCCUPATIONAL_HEALTH_CONTACT}}
  • Debrief route{{DEBRIEF_ROUTE}}
  • Violence reporting route{{VIOLENCE_REPORTING_ROUTE}}
  • Rota and rest policy link{{ROTA_AND_REST_POLICY_LINK}}
  • Crisis support contact{{CRISIS_SUPPORT_CONTACT}}
  • Survey 1 URL{{SURVEY_1_URL}}
  • Survey 2 URL{{SURVEY_2_URL}}
  • Course URL{{COURSE_URL}}
  • Live session URL{{LIVE_SESSION_URL}}

FAQ

Common questions

Can I run recognising and responding to stress, moral injury and violence: Acute care nurse wellbeing training online?

Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.

How often is this training needed?

At induction to an acute area, after a difficult period or incident, and annually.

Who needs this training?

Registered nurses, nursing associates and healthcare assistants in emergency, intensive care and other acute settings, and their line managers; run by the nurse educator or clinical education lead with occupational health and staff wellbeing partners.

What records should I keep?

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.

Can I edit the content?

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.

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