NURSING

NURSING



NURSING

Isolated incidents of unprofessional conduct occur in many health care organizations and relate to typical stressors such as workload and every day frustrations associated with high stress work environments. All health care professionals can cite examples of witnessing or experiencing bullying and intimidation early in the training process.

Recurring but less systematic in nature is the phenomena of “horizontal or lateral violence” described as, “an act of aggression that is perpetrated by one colleague towards another colleague.” (Longo & Sherman, 2007) Moreover, “If bullying behaviors become part of the unit from colleague, new staff may feel powerless to stop ...