Will Incivility Ever go Away ?

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Bullying in public schools has been a topic prevalent in the media and society the last couple years. However, bullying, or "lateral violence", or "incivility" seems to be an ongoing problem in the nursing field.

I have been bullied both as a student and also on the job.

I know others have been bullied too.

Why does it seem so acceptable for nurses to practice bullying ?

I don't think I have ever heard of a solution to this problem.

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Ahh, stirring the pot I see.

Maybe it's the stress of the job. I am really curious as to why nursing in particular is infamous for the "bullying" that goes on in the workplace. And it's not a simple case of NETY.

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It seems to be tolerated very well in the profession. Just wondering why there doesn't seem to be the

"hype" about it when the current pc tone is no bullying.

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It seems to be tolerated very well in the profession. Just wondering why there doesn't seem to be the

"hype" about it when the current pc tone is no bullying.

Oh, there's plenty of "hype" about it, has been for as long as there are people willing to complain about it and believe there is a platform for it. Like....AllNurses.com? ;)

As for the "current pc tone is no bullying", I'm pretty sure I see that in relation to middle-schoolers who need to be taught how to get along. At least, that's the "current pc tone" that comes to MY mind.

When it comes to professionals....do you really believe there should be a cool sticker to hand out the first day of orientation that has a big red circle with a slash through the word "No Bullying"? Or....would that be too reminiscent of middle school?

Perhaps, instead, people taking responsibility for their own behavior, their own interactions, and making themselves viewed as valuable members of the team should be MORE important than seeking to place blame for failures and inability to adjust to the team style as "bullying".

The world does not change for the newcomer, ANYWHERE. The newcomer should seek to adapt...adjust....assimilate...learn HOW to be valued....EVERYWHERE. Not only in nursing.

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I have been bullied at work as well. I think it will get worse, as demands on us who work in health care become higher and (some) patients (&/or family members, lol) become more savage, disrespectful, or illegitimately take their legitimate issues and baggage out on us nurses because we are #1 easy targets and #2 are seen with a cloud of suspicion amongst those with "mommy issues" or whatever. We are usually female authority figures of some sort, yet kind of forced to put up with not nice behaviors of patients at times. --- Powerless. Long term exposure to this crap can turn a nurse mean.

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I don't think I have ever heard of a solution to this problem.

Not gonna happen. Not until the robots take over and make us their lobotomized servents.

Can bullying be defined?

Is lobotomized a word? Probably not.

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