Becker's Healthcare November 10, 2023
Nurse bullying has been an issue for decades and continued during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, in the post-pandemic era, allegations of toxic behavior are continuing to climb.
Becker’s spoke with Jennifer Woods, MSN, RN, vice president and chief nursing officer at Baptist Health Hardin in Elizabethtown, Ky., and Jamie Payne, chief human resources officer at Saint Francis Health System in Tulsa, Okla., to understand the uptick in nurse bullying and how their health systems are working to address it.
Why nurse bullying is increasing
Overall, about 30% of Americans are bullied at work. This finding is from a 2021 survey from the Workplace Bullying Institute, which also found that 65% of bullies at work are bosses, and 43%...
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