Suggestions for a new nurse being bullied

Suggestions for a new nurse being bullied

A new Nurse can consider the following steps to deal with bullying. First, identify the negative issue in the company (Karatuna et al., 2020). Second, take a zero-tolerance stance against nurses who instigate or condone bullying which is setting clear expectations for the entire nursing team. Third, keep an eye on online environments and provide sanctions for rudeness in social media (Edmonson & Zelonka, 2019). Fourth, consider reports bullying carefully to the managers. In addition, leaders should be role models for teamwork and provide an excellent example of the cooperative behavior.

Further steps that will be vital to combat with bullying are: encourage communication between human resources and the nursing staff. It will be important to use a systematic approach to combat bullying as it happens and establish lines of communication between nurses, managers, and human resources personnel (Lee et al., 2022). Moreover, minimize workplace stressors that can be avoided, such as work overload, exhaustion, and burnout (Edmonson & Zelonka, 2019). Third, encourage counseling for mental health by urging those who have been bullied into getting therapy if necessary. In addition, speak about the responsibility of bystanders and explore the obligation of all workers to speak out if they perceive unacceptable behavior.

Your responsibility

When nurse managers get complaints of bullying, they must listen to the staff member’s account to thoroughly examine the issue and ascertain whether a bullying problem is present. Frontline managers should visit with the concerned employee after validating any malicious or benign bullying allegations. During the meeting, workers must be informed of their legal entitlement to representation from a union or another group. A bullied person may also get assistance and counsel from a doctor, psychologist, or attorney and access to leave for illness, workers’ compensation, or employment insurance. The managers can ask their immediate supervisors for information and problem-solving techniques.

References

Alshawush, K., Hallett, N., & Bradbury-Jones, C. (2021). The impact of transition programmes on workplace bullying, violence, stress and resilience for students and new graduate nurses: A scoping review. Journal of Clinical NursingVolume 31(17-18), 2398-2417, Web.