Effect of Workplace Bullying on Nurses' Job Performance

Workplace bullying in nurses.

The article reports a study of workplace bullying in community nurses in an NHS trust. The aims were to determine the prevalence of bullying, to examine the association between bullying and occupational health outcomes, and to investigate whether support at work could moderate the effects of bullying. Forty-four percent of nurses reported experiencing one or more types of bullying in the previo...

Effect of Nurses’ Organizational Culture, Workplace Bullying and Work Burnout on Turnover Intention

The purpose of this study was to identify the factors that affect a nurse’s turnover intention. A questionnaire survey was conducted on nurses working for general hospitals in South Korea, and the data obtained from the accomplished questionnaires were analyzed using SPSS Windows 18.0. Factors influencing the turnover intention of a nurse were identified as innovative culture (β=-0.09), relatio...

Incivility and bullying in the workplace and nurses' shame responses.

Incivility and bullying in the workplace are intimidating forces that result in shame responses and threaten the well-being of nurses. Some nurses are accustomed to tolerating behaviors that are outside the realm of considerate conduct and are unaware that they are doing so. These behaviors affect the organizational climate, and their negative effects multiply if left unchecked. Interventions f...

Workplace Bullying and Emotional Exhaustion among Registered Nurses

Defining workplace bullying behaviour professional lay definitions of workplace bullying.

As is commonly the case in new areas of research, workplace bullying researchers and practitioners have struggled to establish a single agreed-upon definition of this phenomenon. As a consequence, there are numerous definitions of workplace bullying currently in use around the world to investigate this serious workplace issue, to educate the workforce about this form of harassment and to assess...