Nurse to Nurse Bullying - A Sepsis in Healthcare
Speaker: Dr. Susan Strauss
Speaker Designation: Expert Witness, Investigator, Strauss Consulting
Speaker: Dr. Susan Strauss
Speaker Designation: Expert Witness, Investigator, Strauss Consulting
Nurse-to-nurse bullying threatens the safety and well-being of patients and nurses. The misconduct is a major problem for all nurses and causes 60% of new nurses to leave their first nursing position and 1 in 3 nurses to quit the profession.
Sometimes the bullying is so subtle it is almost invisible yet causes cumulative damage to the targeted nurse as well as those nurses who witness the behavior.
The Joint Commission requires healthcare organizations seeking accreditation to address the misconduct. Yet, healthcare is notoriously known for not preventing the behavior or intervening when it occurs. What should you do if you are targeted or a witness to the behavior? If you are a nurse leader, what are your responsibilities to prevent and intervene in the bullying occurring in your environment?
Nurse bullying is a very real issue that can be termed as nothing short of being an epidemic. Nurses are the primary targets of the violence from patients, family members, visitors, doctors, and from each other. Why would nurses bully each other? Why aren’t they supportive of each other? What role does their gender play in attacking each other?
This webinar will explore the phenomena of nurse-to-nurse bullying examining why it happens, who is the most likely target, and what hospital administration, nurse executives, and nurses themselves should do to prevent the abuse.
The session will delve into the reasons behind nurse bullying, identify the most common targets, and explore strategies for prevention by hospital administration, nurse executives, and nurses themselves. Additionally, we will examine the role of gender in nurse violence and its potential impact on nurse bullying.
One of the serious, yet often overlooked issues in the healthcare sector is the bullying that nurses suffer at the hands of others in their profession and from others. This aspect is not usually seriously considered by the concerned persons, as this can be subtle and not very easy to detect or investigate. The extent of the prevalence of this terrible habit can be gauged from the fact that it forces at least six out of 10 nurses to leave their first nursing jobs and no fewer than a third to quit the profession itself.
Dr. Susan Strauss is a national and international speaker, trainer, and consultant. Her specialty areas include management/leadership development, organization development, communication, and harassment and bullying. She is an expert witness for discrimination and harassment lawsuits. She trains and consults with business, education, healthcare, law, and government organizations from the public and private sectors. Dr. Strauss has authored over 30 book chapters, books, and articles in professional journals. She has been featured on 20/20, CBS Evening News, and other television and radio programs as well as interviewed for newspaper and journal articles. She has her doctorate in organizational leadership and is a registered nurse with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and human services, a master’s degree in community health, and a professional certificate in training and development.
