2015
DOI: 10.1097/ncm.0000000000000099
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The New Age of Bullying and Violence in Health Care

Abstract: Professionals who hesitate to confront and address incidents of disruptive and oppressive behavior in the health care workplace potentially practice unethically. Bullying has fostered a dangerous culture of silence in the industry, one that impacts patient safety, quality care delivery plus has longer term behavioral health implications for the professionals striving to render care. Add the escalating numbers specific to workplace violence and the trends speak to an atmosphere of safety and quality in the heal… Show more

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“…48 Organizational strategies to reduce and ideally eliminate workplace bullying will greatly reduce stress among healthcare professionals. 49 Health leaders can support the creation of less distressing healthcare environments. Trauma-informed practice, 50 which has arisen from the recognition that many patients with mental health and substance use problems have significant trauma histories, which can be triggered through contact with the healthcare system, reduces stress for everyone in the workplace, not just patients.…”
Section: Addressing Health Leaders' Stressmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…48 Organizational strategies to reduce and ideally eliminate workplace bullying will greatly reduce stress among healthcare professionals. 49 Health leaders can support the creation of less distressing healthcare environments. Trauma-informed practice, 50 which has arisen from the recognition that many patients with mental health and substance use problems have significant trauma histories, which can be triggered through contact with the healthcare system, reduces stress for everyone in the workplace, not just patients.…”
Section: Addressing Health Leaders' Stressmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Nursing has the highest rate of bullying and violence compared with other professions. 41 Furthermore, evidence suggests that NGNs are more vulnerable to experience bullying and violence within nursing professions. 42 NGNs might expect, but do not regularly receive support during their transition and can experience bullying and violence worldwide.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“… 47 48 There is substantial variation in the definitions of bullying and violence, but these words are often used interchangeably. 41 Other synonyms include incivility, verbal abuse, threats and hostility. 49 50 Even though INPs and NRPs are designed to prepare less experienced nurses for the realities of clinical practice, there is a lack of research evidence on the impact of INPs and NRPs on preparing NGNs for bullying and violence at the workplace, particularly from the perspectives of NGNs.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Bullying and violence are nourished by silence. 21 The way violence is presented and accepted in the society is also important. 22 This study was conducted with the purpose of analyzing the portion of violence incidents towards health care workers in Turkey in the period of 2012-2016 that was reflected in the press.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%