The problem of interest that I chose to discuss is lateral violence (LV) in nursing. LV is a deliberate and harmful behavior demonstrated in the workplace by one employee to another, it is a significant problem in the nursing profession…LV is the same thing as bullying someone. Studies estimate that 44% to 85% of nurses are victims of LV; up to 93% of nurses report witnessing LV in the workplace.Lv can affect the victims physical health and mental health, it can also affect patient care and safety, is also detrimental to the work environment. Because LV is often perpetrated by nurse managers and directors, it can be difficult to report.
The change I am making is to have a workplace free of lateral violence. Strategies to use in incorporating …show more content…
Explain the urgency for the need for change by explaining why LV is detrimental to the victims, work environment, and patient care, this includes helping other to see the need for change. Include the people who are committed to changing LV in the workplace, to help implement and develop the change. Develop a vision with the staff regarding the change, the vision is to have a workplace free of lateral violence, make a plan of how to achieve a workplace free of lateral violence. . Empowerment is a strong action in changes being made, be sure to involve the staff in each step that is needed to make the change happen. Staff that feel they are involved in change will be more likely to work for the changes and adapt to the changes. Using short terms goals can help making transitioning to the final goal easier for the staff. Short term goals also allow for people making the change to see progress being made. When using short term goals acknowledge that the staff has done a great job in meeting the short term goals and reward the staff for reaching a goal. The facilitators will still need to continue encouraging the staff to meet all the …show more content…
Educate the staff that if they are a witness to LV to report immediately or if someone is victim of LV to report it immediately. Encourage the staff to work as a team to be help each other when needed and if someone doesn’t know how to do something be a mentor. The managers will need to be consist in address LV this will let the staff know that LV is not going to be tolerated in the
The change I am making is to have a workplace free of lateral violence. Strategies to use in incorporating …show more content…
Explain the urgency for the need for change by explaining why LV is detrimental to the victims, work environment, and patient care, this includes helping other to see the need for change. Include the people who are committed to changing LV in the workplace, to help implement and develop the change. Develop a vision with the staff regarding the change, the vision is to have a workplace free of lateral violence, make a plan of how to achieve a workplace free of lateral violence. . Empowerment is a strong action in changes being made, be sure to involve the staff in each step that is needed to make the change happen. Staff that feel they are involved in change will be more likely to work for the changes and adapt to the changes. Using short terms goals can help making transitioning to the final goal easier for the staff. Short term goals also allow for people making the change to see progress being made. When using short term goals acknowledge that the staff has done a great job in meeting the short term goals and reward the staff for reaching a goal. The facilitators will still need to continue encouraging the staff to meet all the …show more content…
Educate the staff that if they are a witness to LV to report immediately or if someone is victim of LV to report it immediately. Encourage the staff to work as a team to be help each other when needed and if someone doesn’t know how to do something be a mentor. The managers will need to be consist in address LV this will let the staff know that LV is not going to be tolerated in the