Workplace Bullying And Interventions

Workplace bullying is a growing problem in the American workplace and the Nursing Profession no exception. Addressing workplace bullying and its impact on the nursing profession is paramount to upholding patient safety and decreasing nursing attrition rates. Defining the problem is the first step in addressing it. In the past, workplace bullying was referred to as “Nurses eating their young.” There are many names for the various levels of workplace bullying like horizontal and lateral violence, hostility, mobbing, and verbal abuse. Bullying actions can take place overtly or covertly. Nurse-to-Nurse bullying is known to occur during interaction communications and manifests by withholding information, intimidation, threats, verbalizing harsh innuendo and criticism, and undermining personal values and beliefs (Rocker, 2008). Power disparities are also a source of bullying. For example, using charge position for controlling staff assignments, reporting coworkers for perceived lack of productivity, placing others under pressure to achieve impossible deadlines, and withholding knowledge for policies and procedures (Rocker, 2008). Outright actions of yelling at coworkers and refusing to mentor new staff with their practice are also considered bullying behavior.

Furthermore, television shows are not the only ones to show good guys as villains. Comic books and comic book-based movies are also an example of bad guys trying to do the right things. In the most recent Marvel Movie, called Avengers: Infinity War, the antagonist Thanos wants only to bring balance to the universe. His main goal was to allow the universe to prosper. The Avengers try to stop him, because his plans involve killing half of the universe’s population.

Incivility and bullying differ in that bullying is often an individual or a group of person that is the object of ridicule. This individuals or groups are often targeted by another person or group. For example, LBTG groups are targets for being who they are or people of different faction/ethnicities can face bullying. Bullying is not limited to personal issue as bullying can be seen in the workplace. For example, derogatory comment toward an individual about their work/ability to perform his or her job is seen as workplace bullying (Walker, 2017). Bullying is considered doing psychological and physical harm; it creates a suffocating and unfriendly environment to be in (Gomez-Mejia, Balkin & Cardy, 2016). The hostile actions are seen as aggressive, manipulative and humiliating. Bullying in the workplace stunts creativity, lower productivity, creates a toxic culture and puts the company at legal risk if the bullying is not dealt with (Walker, 2017).

Although schools, agencies and pediatricians can do much at the community level to mitigate bullying and its effects, the problem is clearly societal in scope. Bullying cannot be stopped with a single intervention or by a single social agency. The use of violence to solve problems is repeatedly illustrated through television and other visual media. Many parents of bullies believe that it is appropriate for their children to learn how to compete in the schoolyard and do not see bullying as an issue (Feldman Hertz, Donato, & Wright, 2013). Too many children in our society are exposed to domestic violence directed towards parents and themselves. Too many children are born into adverse family situations, including low maternal age at the birth

Our workplace safety is in need of reconstruction, not because of physical, ergonomic, chemical or biological hazards but because of bullying. According to Hanley and O'Rourke (2016, p. 352) workplace bullying is a "psychological hazard" towards its victims health and undermines the "successful pursuit of corporate and employee objectives". Workplace bullying is certainly a prevalent issue that is consequential to its victims and the state of Australia's companies. Although there have been Fair Work Commision jurisdictions placed against anti-bullying (eg. January 1 2014) Hanley and O'Rourke argue that these laws are a "minimalist" solution to this anti-social epidemic. Workplace bullying with its many forms should be recognised as a criminal

Forty-nine percent of all American workers have reported that they have been affected by workplace bullying, whether they were the target or the witness (2). The nursing profession is no exception to this startling statistic. Both the American Nurses Association (ANA) and The Joint Commission (TJC) have addressed the need for a positive work environment that is “free of abusive behavior, such as bullying, hostility, abuse of authority, and reprisal for identifying abuse in the workplace” (8). Bullying in nursing is thought to begin during undergraduate education and extend into the workplace after graduation (3), with new nurses being suffering the most (6). With the prevalence of those who have been bullied in the workplace, it is safe to say that a nurse or nursing student will be the target of this type of violence at some point in their career (3). The purpose of this paper is to explore the issue of workplace bullying specific to nursing, effective and ineffective management strategies to confront this problem, and the potential barriers to addressing the situation.

It is said that workplace bullying in the UK and Europe is increasingly recognized as a major workplace stressor. Despite of this, it is remain problematic, among targets and within organizations. This paper reports a qualitative study explore experiences of bullying among ten British women targets, all public sector professional. Data were composed using in-depth interviews and analyzed using grounded theory methods. Finding showed that these targets struggled to identify and cope with bullying. Minimizing intrapersonal difficulties; preserving self; maintaining commitments to professional and organizational values and cultures; sickness explanations; and naming the problem are the major themes or processes that are identified from the

Australia's workplace safety laws is in need of re-examination. According to, "The race without a finishing line: legislative means for confronting bullying in the Australian workplace" (2016, p. 352) Hanley and O'Rourke disclose bullying as a "psychological hazard" in which the victims (employees) health undermines the "successful pursuit of corporate and employee objectives". Workplace bullying exists, and although underrated, Australia's organisations are at risk corroding employees self-confidence and esteem, while also costing Australian industries between A$6 billion and A$36 billion annually (House of Representatives Standing Committee on Education and Employment (HoR) 2012, 10). However, justice has provided with laws settled under

Adult bullying in the workplace has become quite commonplace and its consequences can be far-reaching. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 146 million Americans are employed in the United States, and an estimated 54 million of those are bullied at work (Namie, 2007). These statistics are staggering. Bullying is defined as a combination of verbal abuse and behaviors that are humiliating, threatening, or intimidating and create harm (health, social, or economic) to individuals and may interfere with their productivity at work (Namie, 2007). With a prevalence of bullying taking place in the workplace, it appears that organizations need to better provide a sense of community and psychological support to its employees to address this widespread issue. The appropriate communication within the organization can make all the difference.

Workplace bullying is a phenomenon that affects many organizations, especially among healthcare professionals. “Bullying of nurses has been identified as affecting patient outcomes, occupational stress, and staff turnover with fifty percent of those reported being bullied identified managers or directors as the bullies”(Etienne, 2014, p. 6). This paper will analyze data, information, knowledge, and wisdom continuum as it relates to workplace bullying in the healthcare environment. It will identify appropriate databases for obtaining information, useable knowledge, the role of informatics, and the progression from useful knowledge to applied wisdom.

According to Murray (2009), "Workplace bullying has been defined as any type of repetitive abuse in which the victim of the bullying behavior suffers verbal abuse, threats, humiliating or intimidating behaviors, or behaviors by the perpetrator that interfere with his or her job performance and are meant to place at risk the health and safety of the victim” ( p. 273). There are three types of bullying and they are defined as physical, verbal, and social bullying. Physical bullying can cause short term or long term damage such as causing bodily harm to a person or harm to their property. Verbal bullying is when you're teasing, name-calling, and threating to cause harm to an individual. Verbal bullying can start off as harmless but can escalate to another level which can affect the intended target. Social bullying is a type of bullying that can ruin someone's reputation such as telling lies and spreading rumors about the individual. In order for something to be considered as bullying, the behavior must be forceful such as physical strength, having control over others and having some type of embarrassing information on that individual. Sabotaging their work and setting them up to fail, taking credit for the individual work, and interfering with their ability to work can also be considered behaviors of bullying.

Experience of being a victim of bullying can finally damage the mental health of students and motivate them to commit school violence. "According to statistics in two-thirds of cases of the recent school shootings, the attackers had previously been bullied" (Sampson, 2009, p.1). For most children learning process itself may already be a daily struggle and being a target for bullying at the same time can become "the straw that broke the camel's back", after which they consider suicide as the only possible solution. "A study in Britain found that at least half of suicides among young people are related to bullying" (Detlor, 2010). So, due to the fact that problem of bullying negatively affects students' learning ability, their health and the entire school climate society should take definite and urgent measures to solve it.

The research project that I have chosen is Workplace bullying of social workers written by Kate van Heugten. I chose this topic because I felt that it spoke more to me. I have never personally been bullied but I have witnessed it happen. Not in a dramatic way just small children antics. At that time I wasn’t aware that, it was bullying. While reading an article about this topic, it made me realise how bullying is so common, even in professional environments. The topic itself grasped my interest instantly. I felt that this topic would be a real eye opener to how severe and common this topic is. This research project will give awareness to social work practitioners of the kind of bullying issues that happen every day in their work place. This could be a chance for social work organisations to create support services for social workers within their organisation.

Every workplace has a unique environment for their employees to feel comfortable, so they are effective and efficient in their duties. Unfortunately, some workplace environments, including police organizations, have allowed and created hostility that will affect the employee’s performance. Common terms including bullying, psychological harassment, psychological violence, and emotional abuse are becoming far too familiar in workplace environments (Workplace Bullying Institute, 2015). The effects of workplace bullying can lead to a multitude of problems for the police organization as well as the individual (Randall, 2001). Workplace bullying will directly impact the productivity, health, and morale of police officers (Workplace Bullying Institute,

"You're going to hell!" Everybody threatened even God, and he is the angriest person in the bible, so why not corporations. Ethics and moral values are deteriorating. We are slowly losing our humanity. We are selfish in our motives, and the conduct of our behavior gives an indication of our morals. Moreover. managers do not want to know if there is an ethical violation within the corporation or if someone is being harassed or bullied. Unfortunately, bulling is an important fixture in the business world, as a result of that managers are destined to deal with the problem of bullying, and pretending that it doesn't exist. Essentially, managers would rather unburden the company of the employee being bullied, and restore harmony to the company at the expense of he victim. Additionally, bullying, not only puts the victim at risk, but management as well. They depend on the company for their livelihood, and this type of activity in the workplace gives the corporation an introverted feeling toward management. Moreover, the committed act of bullying is usually a person of authority, coupled with a few associates in the same department where the bullying is taken place. A display of force is exhibited forcing the cooperation of all the employees into submission, jobs are threatened, and employees speculating about their financial responsibility, and their families. It is either the victim or them, and the issue usually is a combination of jealousy and envy. Nonetheless, the ethical