Good evening Lori,
In your response posted, you made an important point related to lateral violence also known as horizontal violence, in the work place; “the lateral violence often worsens if the behaviors go unchecked. It is important that the organizations hierarchy recognizes that, the behaviors of lateral violence threaten patient safety, irrespective of who engages in them. According to Christie, 2014 et al, because LV is often perpetrated by nurse managers and directors, it can be difficult to report, and the effects of lateral violence ultimately, decrease a nurse’s ability to deliver optimal patient care and also compromise patient safety (Christie, 2014 et al).
On many occasions, even as a very experience nurse well documented and
In your response posted, you made an important point related to lateral violence also known as horizontal violence, in the work place; “the lateral violence often worsens if the behaviors go unchecked. It is important that the organizations hierarchy recognizes that, the behaviors of lateral violence threaten patient safety, irrespective of who engages in them. According to Christie, 2014 et al, because LV is often perpetrated by nurse managers and directors, it can be difficult to report, and the effects of lateral violence ultimately, decrease a nurse’s ability to deliver optimal patient care and also compromise patient safety (Christie, 2014 et al).
On many occasions, even as a very experience nurse well documented and