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Volume 6, Issue 4 (Suppl)
J Nurs Care, an open access journal
ISSN: 2167-1168
World Nursing 2017
July 10-12, 2017
23
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World Nursing and Healthcare Conference
July 10-12, 2017 Berlin, Germany
Experience of protagonists in workplace bullying (E-PWBILR): An integrated literature review
April L Jones
Walden University School of Psychology, USA
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wareness of workplace bullying is increasing due to an improved understanding of the psychological, social, and organizational
consequences of these behaviors. In the field of nursing, which has been facing critical shortages for decades, workplace bullying
has been blamed for higher attrition rates, reduced productivity, and even the current nursing shortage. Poorer patient care and
reduced safety on the job are also noted sequelae of bullying among nurses. While incidents of bullying can be accepted though
unintended consequence of power dynamics within an organizational structure, there is a critical need for managers to analyze the
extent of the problem, determine its impact, and try to understand how it affects staff satisfaction and retention. Although there is
evidence that lack of managerial support and hierarchical work environments that disempower staff contribute to bullying among
nurses, there does not appear to be agreement on the most important factors that contribute to the perpetuation of these harmful
behaviors, or more importantly, on how to reduce the frequency and impact of bullying events. A number of studies have been
conducted on workplace bullying; however, very few in the field of nursing have been undertaken. This paper systematically examines
the impact of bullying, the factors that perpetuate its continuance, and synthesizes the literature on promising environmental and
individual-level interventions in the field of nursing.
Biography
April L Jones has completed her PhD from Walden University. She is the Outreach Manager of US Air Force, Maxwell Air Force Base, a military education and
command installation. She has published 2 articles in reputed journals and has been serving as a journal reviewer for three journals of repute. She has presented
her research publications at more than four international conferences.
April L Jones, J Nurs Care 2017, 6:4(Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2167-1168-C1-049