Driving out the tyrant amongst us

It seems odd to finish Nurses Week with a post about abuse – in spite of everything, when occupied with celebrating our week, why be “down”? Haven’t there been enough conversations and articles in regards to the ugly side of nursing?

But as with other issues, raising awareness is generally step one towards change sentinel event alert developed by JCAHCO in 2008 on the risks to patients from intimidating and disruptive behavior has prompted many organizations to take a serious take a look at the behavior of their employees. We have seen several research reports and reviews on the phenomenon of bullying amongst nurses, nurses and doctors, nurses and support staff and students. We cannot simply point fingers at clinical conditions. Cynthia Clark and colleagues reported theirs tests regarding incivility between faculty members in a problem of the magazine. A survey of 588 educators from 40 states found that faculty perceived the issue as a “moderate to severe problem” and that it persevered as a consequence of “fear of retaliation, lack of administrative support, and lack of clear policies for resolving the problems.” problem.”

However, there could also be some subtle signs that we’re beginning to cope with bullying.

The excellent news is that because it was first published in January 2009, Cheryl Dellasega’s article has all the time been in the highest 20 most viewed and emailed articles, which to me meant it was all too relevant. I even have heard from several nurses working in clinical settings that folks are fed up with shootings and are confronting those responsible. The articles moved from describing the issue to describing its solution, e.g.:

Organizations comparable to the American Association of Critical Care Nurses, which was founded, also help members by providing resources standards for a healthy working environment. ANA has an inventory resources counteracting bullying and incivility.

Later this yr, search for an article in  about how one hospital successfully mobilized staff to cope with bullying behavior.

Perhaps the message individuals are getting is that we’re losing too many nurses as a consequence of poor work environments – the “toxic workplace” this may create. As I noted in a message I wrote in 2011 editorial as a part of Nurses Week: “Our work is too important; We cannot afford to be sidelined by bullying and other forms of aggression in relationships. Use this Nurses Week as a catalyst to focus on all that we share and achieve as colleagues.”

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