Incivility and Bullying
Bullying – also known as horizontal or lateral violence - among nurses and other members of the health care team is a major threat to the nursing workforce. Consider that 70% of nurses report working with nurses or other staff who are insulting, disrespectful,
or rude, 60% of recently graduated nurses leave their first position within six months partly as a result of lateral violence and bullying and work environments where bullying exists have significantly increased rates of medical errors and adverse
patient outcomes.
Follow the links below to learn more about how to address lateral violence in your workplace:
Dealing with Workplace Stress
Nursing often requires coping with some of the most stressful situations found in any workplace. Nurses must deal with life-threatening injuries and illnesses complicated by overwork, under staffing, tight schedules, paperwork, intricate or malfunctioning
equipment, complex hierarchies of authority and skills, dependent and demanding patients, and patient deaths; all of these contribute to stress.
The following are links to information about identifying and addressing occupational stress in health care:
