Every person is accountable to stop bullying at workplace. I support the position made by American Nurses Association (ANA) (2015) stating that registered nurses and employers have shared responsibilities to create and sustain a culture of respect, free of incivility, bullying workplace violence. Nursing Code of Ethics clearly supports this stance. Disruptive behavior includes but not limited to repeated verbal and physical attacks, refusal to help, and taunting in front of others. Bullying is beyond the ambivalent disrespect of incivility targeting particular individuals or groups with intentional, intense mistreatment (Lachman, 2014).
This issue is widespread in healthcare, and the industry experiences sixteen times more incidents compared to other sectors (Wright & Khatri, 2015). Bullying doesn’t discriminate specialties or levels of professional experiences. Industry’s high-pressured, stressful atmosphere might be one of the factors contributing to the problem. According to Lachman (2014), thirty-nine percent of nursing graduates in their first year of practice witnessed bullying, thirty-one percent experienced bullying, and eighty-five percent had experienced lateral violence. Incidents could occur horizontally between nurses, vertically between nurses and their supervisors, or from physicians to nurses.
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It also affects job satisfaction and job retention. Every person is accountable for eliminating bullying from the workplace. Stopping disruptive behaviors, such as bullying, requires each of our commitment to stand together and change culture. The Code of Ethics recognizes nurse leader’s responsibility for enforcing policies and educating staff to correct the disruptive behaviors (Lachman, 2014). We, nurses, can help create a healthy and safe workplace that is ethical, respectful, and morally just for all members of healthcare team and our
This issue is widespread in healthcare, and the industry experiences sixteen times more incidents compared to other sectors (Wright & Khatri, 2015). Bullying doesn’t discriminate specialties or levels of professional experiences. Industry’s high-pressured, stressful atmosphere might be one of the factors contributing to the problem. According to Lachman (2014), thirty-nine percent of nursing graduates in their first year of practice witnessed bullying, thirty-one percent experienced bullying, and eighty-five percent had experienced lateral violence. Incidents could occur horizontally between nurses, vertically between nurses and their supervisors, or from physicians to nurses.
Bullying creates …show more content…
It also affects job satisfaction and job retention. Every person is accountable for eliminating bullying from the workplace. Stopping disruptive behaviors, such as bullying, requires each of our commitment to stand together and change culture. The Code of Ethics recognizes nurse leader’s responsibility for enforcing policies and educating staff to correct the disruptive behaviors (Lachman, 2014). We, nurses, can help create a healthy and safe workplace that is ethical, respectful, and morally just for all members of healthcare team and our