unfavorably affect safety and quality of care. Moreover, healthcare organizations are struggling with an ongoing nursing shortage, which is projected to grow in the near future based on nurses retiring (Center for American Nurses, 2015) According to the American Nurses Association (2015), lateral violence is one of the main reasons nurses leave or plan to leave the profession; negative effects, such as (a) decreased job satisfaction, (b) reduced organizational commitment, (c) decreased personal health, and (d) added direct and indirect costs to nurses. A nurse’s intrinsic sense of self-esteem, and self-assurance may result in physical symptoms, such as headaches, interrupted sleep, and intestinal problems. These implications may also be associated
