Creating a Culture of Regard: An Antidote for Workplace Bullying

As we seek new and effective ways to enhance the work environment for nurses, we contemplate what has been accomplished so far and reaffirm our commitment to eradicate what exit surveys still tell us: A major reason why nurses are leaving the point of care is because of unhealthy relationships among...

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Published inCreative nursing Vol. 15; no. 2; pp. 75 - 81
Main Author Olender-Russo, Lynda
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.01.2009
Springer Publishing Company
Subjects
Administration, Management, and Leadership
Bullying
Civility
Colleagues
Humans
Interpersonal Relations
Nurses
Nurses - psychology
Nursing
Nursing Staff, Hospital - organization & administration
Organizational Culture
Power (Psychology)
Professional Issues and Trends
Role Playing
Social Behavior
Work environment
Workplace - organization & administration
Workplaces
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Summary:As we seek new and effective ways to enhance the work environment for nurses, we contemplate what has been accomplished so far and reaffirm our commitment to eradicate what exit surveys still tell us: A major reason why nurses are leaving the point of care is because of unhealthy relationships among colleagues. These unhealthy relationships extend beyond random incivility and in fact are reported to be purposeful, targeted, and meant to harm—characteristics of the phenomenon of workplace bullying.
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ISSN:1078-4535
1946-1895
DOI:10.1891/1078-4535.15.2.75