Lateral Violence In The Workplace: A Case Study
Lateral Violence and Nursing Leadership
The ability to determine what encourages and discourages positive nurse to nurse relationships is vital for establishing and strengthening a productive work environment. Due to the influence that these relationships can have on patients, organizations, and nurses, it is important to grasp how nurses connect to each other (Moore, Leahy, Sublett, & Lanig, 2013). Nurse relationships can be impacted by lateral violence in the workplace, nursing leadership skills, nursing communication skills, legal and ethical considerations.
Lateral Violence in the Workplace
Lateral violence or workplace bullying relates to the practice of aggressive hostility aimed at one co-worker by one or more co-workers. It is committed, …show more content…
These are accomplished by, motivating and encouraging courteous workplaces, fostering a prosperous environment for nurses to succeed, secure feelings of mutual fellowship, nurses viewed as a benefit to the team, positive feedback, fostering teamwork, and exemplify nursing at its best. Genuine leadership with supported openness and freely shared knowledge can strengthen nurse connections. It is important that all nurse leaders treat all nurses with respect and as individuals, concerns are taken seriously, and deal with conflict when it arises (Moore et al., …show more content…
Race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, or disability is guarded by laws. If a bully preys upon a person with one of those characteristics then that could serve as harassment (Guerin, n.d.).
Nurses that experience lateral violence suffer from declined self-satisfaction, increased feelings of unskillfulness, dejection, and hopelessness. Because of these feelings, nurses are likely to leave the place of employment. When the nurse leaves, that increases the amount of work that needs to be completed and compromises the enthusiasm and confidence of the remaining nurses, puts the patients’ safety at risk, and an increase in errors occur. The cost to the hospital or office can be substantial related to recruiting, rehiring, retraining, and retaining nurses (Rainford et al., 2015).
The ability to determine what encourages and discourages positive nurse to nurse relationships is vital for establishing and strengthening a productive work environment. Due to the influence that these relationships can have on patients, organizations, and nurses, it is important to grasp how nurses connect to each other (Moore, Leahy, Sublett, & Lanig, 2013). Nurse relationships can be impacted by lateral violence in the workplace, nursing leadership skills, nursing communication skills, legal and ethical considerations.
Lateral Violence in the Workplace
Lateral violence or workplace bullying relates to the practice of aggressive hostility aimed at one co-worker by one or more co-workers. It is committed, …show more content…
These are accomplished by, motivating and encouraging courteous workplaces, fostering a prosperous environment for nurses to succeed, secure feelings of mutual fellowship, nurses viewed as a benefit to the team, positive feedback, fostering teamwork, and exemplify nursing at its best. Genuine leadership with supported openness and freely shared knowledge can strengthen nurse connections. It is important that all nurse leaders treat all nurses with respect and as individuals, concerns are taken seriously, and deal with conflict when it arises (Moore et al., …show more content…
Race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, or disability is guarded by laws. If a bully preys upon a person with one of those characteristics then that could serve as harassment (Guerin, n.d.).
Nurses that experience lateral violence suffer from declined self-satisfaction, increased feelings of unskillfulness, dejection, and hopelessness. Because of these feelings, nurses are likely to leave the place of employment. When the nurse leaves, that increases the amount of work that needs to be completed and compromises the enthusiasm and confidence of the remaining nurses, puts the patients’ safety at risk, and an increase in errors occur. The cost to the hospital or office can be substantial related to recruiting, rehiring, retraining, and retaining nurses (Rainford et al., 2015).