Workplace Issues - Bullying
Introduction
The effect bullying has on nurses at work has been well documented. Various research articles have suggested a number of strategies that could be implemented so as to rein in this destructive behavior. This text concerned itself with the impact of workplace bullying in a nursing environment and the approaches that have been highlighted to end the same. In so doing, the text will assess and evaluate two articles on the same topic, i.e. Psychological Distress and Workplace Bullying among Registered Nurses by Berry, Gillespie, Fisher, Gormley, and Haynes; and Countering Unprofessional Behaviors among Nurses in the Workplace by Filipova.
Discussion
The cost of bullying at the organizational level is immense. This is more so the case on the financial, personnel, patient care, and reputational fronts. As Berry, Gillespie, Fisher, Gormley, and Haynes (2016) point out, registered nurses often find themselves working in difficult environments as a consequence of workplace bullying. In their study seeking to assess workplace bullying as well as psychological distress among registered nurses, Berry et al. (2016) find that workplace bullying has a wide range of consequences. The personnel implications of workplace bullying are especially serious as they impact the professional...
References
Berry, P. A., Gillespie, G. L., Fisher, B. S., Gormley, D., & Haynes, J. T. (2016). Psychological Distress and Workplace Bullying Among Registered Nurses. Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, 21(3), 4.
Filipova, A. A. (2018). Countering Unprofessional Behaviors among Nurses in the Workplace. JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration, 48(10), 487-494.
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