Lateral and vertical violence education: bringing students into the equation.

In the six years since we have been conducting research and presenting national and international educational sessions, we have also incorporated our findings and those of others into the BSN curriculum at MUSC1,2. In addition, for over a year we have included information about the concept of vertical violence3,4. Further, most of our clinical experiences for undergraduate students are hosted by three facilities, and the nursing leadership of those facilities is conversant with lateral violence.