Enactors of horizontal violence: The pathological bully, the self-justified bully and the unprofessional co-worker
| Autor: | Steven S. Taylor, Rosemary A. Taylor |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Nursing literature
030504 nursing Workplace violence Aggression Interprofessional Relations Self 05 social sciences Psychological intervention Bullying Nurses Umbrella term Violence Witness 03 medical and health sciences 0502 economics and business medicine Humans medicine.symptom Descriptive research 0305 other medical science Psychology Social psychology 050203 business & management General Nursing |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Advanced Nursing. 73:3111-3118 |
| ISSN: | 0309-2402 |
| Popis: | Aim To suggest an alternative approach to improving recognition of horizontal violence using enactor types identified in a study exploring nurses’ perceptions of horizontal violence. Background Horizontal violence is an umbrella term used to describe a range of aggressive behaviors between nurse colleagues. It is suggested that nurses do not recognize the phenomenon when they witness or experience it, contributing to its perpetuation. Design This was a qualitative, descriptive study undertaken to inform theory development and the design of future interventions to address horizontal violence. Method Observation, document review and semi-structured interviews took place in two inpatient hospital units in the Northeastern United States between June and November 2012. Ongoing analysis identified three distinct types of enactors of horizontal violence. Findings Nurse participants rarely used terms from hospital policies or nursing literature to describe behaviors associated with horizontal violence but identified behaviors by describing the attributes of the enactor and the situation. Three enactor types were disaggregated from the data: the Pathological Bully, the Self-Justified Bully and the Unprofessional Co-worker. Conclusion Findings support previous research suggesting nurses do not recognize aggressive behaviors when they witness or experience them and do not have a name for those who enact these behaviors. This disaggregation of enactors of horizontal violence into recognizable types introduces an alternative approach to addressing the phenomenon. Development of instruments to identify these enactors, as well as testing of these instruments, is required to establish the utility of this disaggregation in nursing practice and in designing future interventions. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. |
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