Bullying In The Nursing Profession Paper

A few years ago, I responded to an article published by a nursing school in the mid-west stating that we needed to stand up for ourselves as a profession and assertively demand civility with each other to expand the nursing profession. I responded and described how nurses can be bullies to each other, and standing up for oneself can make your situation worse. The requirements in nursing in the hospital means taking care of patients with higher acuity, administering many more complicated medications, monitoring procedures that may require conscious sedation or medication drips, along with completing tasks such as cleaning patients and beds, cleaning rooms and being responsible for nutrition and feedings. Because there is not enough staff on the unit, nurses group together to try and maintain an "easier" day. Especially a group of charge nurses protecting each other when interchanging responsibilities. Many times one or two nurses are bullied because someone has to take care of the more complicated patients that need total care. And if you complain, it makes it worse; the patient assignments are patients no one else wants. Those who are bullying convince the management that those who are being bullied, somehow deserve it. Following my response, the nursing school called me and stated 95,000 nurses responded with the same scenarios and explanations in bullying. …show more content…
How many of us would want to put our loved ones into a work place that physically and mentally wears a person down and encourage them to pursue the nursing profession? Management needs to take a step in ending this behavior. And nurses should stand together and treat each other with respect. Legislation in staffing can help alleviate bullying in the workplace. Nurses are just trying to