Lillie: The Issue Of Bullying And Violence In Nursing

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Hi Lillie, you have selected a sensitive subject for your presentation. Even though the American Nurses Association (ANA) considers bullying and workplace violence as serious problems in nursing, (American Nurses Association, 2016), I am sure every nurse might have experienced bullying/violence in his/her professional life at one or other point at varying degrees. Some of the methods ANA has adopted to protect the nurses from the bullying are advocacy, policies, and resources. ANA has also instructed the nurses and the employers to build and maintain a healthy, safe and respectful workplace environment to avoid this bad practice (American Nurses Association, 2016). Informative presentation, Lillie. It is simple and detailed. A question I had

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