“…Workplace bullying has been identified in the literature (Agervold, , ; Croft & Cash, ; Demir & Rodwell, ) and that noted in this study reflects the rates reported by the Workplace Bullying Institute, , Agervold, , and Duffin (). Consistent with the literature, nurses were more likely to report observing others being bullied than the direct experience of being bullied (Bloom, ; Ditmer, ). As an alternate explanation to that posited above, nurses might be less comfortable saying they've been bullied than sharing their observations of others.…”