Introduction: Horizontal violence has become a way too familiar in the nursing profession (Weinand, M. R. (2010). Approximately 80% of nurses stated being bullied and around 75% have been harassed or been the victims of aggressive and intimidating behaviours during their careers (Hader, 2008; Hutchinson, Wilkes, Jackson, & Vickers, 2010). Horizontal violence can be defined as …………..The Joint Commission notes that in an unhealthy environment where nurses and nursing students are the victims of horizontal violence their level of stress is higher, they have a decrease in job satisfaction, and clinical outcomes are compromised (2008). When the environment is unhealthy it can increase costs of caring for patients due to medical errors and will
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For a profession that requires a great deal of peer support and interaction a break in that could affect their professional status and could lead to a decrease in overall productivity (Weinand, M. R., 2010). Their status could be affected because horizontal violence will interfere with how prepared they are at work and compromise each nurse expertise due to the lack of support (Weinand, M. R., 2010). There have been reports that first-year nurses have higher rates of absenteeism at work and most have contemplated leaving nursing after only one year of work (Woelfle, C., & McCaffrey, R. 2007). This negative outcome of horizontal violence over time have forced nurses to consider leaving the profession or have made them leave altogether resulting in a shortage of nurses overall …show more content…
This is primarily due to fact many nursing educators like the feeling of superiority when it comes to controlling students (Weinand, M. R., 2010). This shows that nurses are the ones that need to put themselves back into the shoes of students that they once were to realize that they are breeding an unhealthy learning environment. This will put a negative outlook on new nurses entering the field especially when it comes to nursing students which ask many questions and are in need of professional guidance from senior nurses to help guide them to their full potential (Becher & Visovsky, 2012). If they do not have proper professional guidance then it will make it harder to learn and grow into good nurses. An Australian study showed that around 50% of nursing students were victims of horizontal violence on clinical rotations (Curtis, Bowen, & Reid, 2007). These numbers are way too high for those nursing students affected causing them to be unsuccessful because of conflicts they encounter in the environments that are supposed to be enriching them with knowledge. This can lead to many nursing students with great grades being unable to graduate or making it hard for them to transition into new roles and the expectations that follow. If a solid foundation is not made during rotations and nursing resources are not available then they will be unable to perform safe tasks associated with
For a profession that requires a great deal of peer support and interaction a break in that could affect their professional status and could lead to a decrease in overall productivity (Weinand, M. R., 2010). Their status could be affected because horizontal violence will interfere with how prepared they are at work and compromise each nurse expertise due to the lack of support (Weinand, M. R., 2010). There have been reports that first-year nurses have higher rates of absenteeism at work and most have contemplated leaving nursing after only one year of work (Woelfle, C., & McCaffrey, R. 2007). This negative outcome of horizontal violence over time have forced nurses to consider leaving the profession or have made them leave altogether resulting in a shortage of nurses overall …show more content…
This is primarily due to fact many nursing educators like the feeling of superiority when it comes to controlling students (Weinand, M. R., 2010). This shows that nurses are the ones that need to put themselves back into the shoes of students that they once were to realize that they are breeding an unhealthy learning environment. This will put a negative outlook on new nurses entering the field especially when it comes to nursing students which ask many questions and are in need of professional guidance from senior nurses to help guide them to their full potential (Becher & Visovsky, 2012). If they do not have proper professional guidance then it will make it harder to learn and grow into good nurses. An Australian study showed that around 50% of nursing students were victims of horizontal violence on clinical rotations (Curtis, Bowen, & Reid, 2007). These numbers are way too high for those nursing students affected causing them to be unsuccessful because of conflicts they encounter in the environments that are supposed to be enriching them with knowledge. This can lead to many nursing students with great grades being unable to graduate or making it hard for them to transition into new roles and the expectations that follow. If a solid foundation is not made during rotations and nursing resources are not available then they will be unable to perform safe tasks associated with