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Bullying in the nursing profession.

Jacqueline Randle1

  • 1School of Nursing, Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK. jacqueline.randle@nottingham.ac.uk

Journal of Advanced Nursing
|July 31, 2003
PubMed
Summary

Nursing students experience low self-esteem due to bullying during their preregistration education. This study highlights how negative nursing practices perpetuate bullying, impacting self-worth and care standards.

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Area of Science:

  • Nursing Education
  • Psychology
  • Healthcare Professional Development

Background:

  • Self-esteem significantly influences behavior, with healthy self-esteem linked to therapeutic patient care.
  • Nurses experiencing low self-esteem may provide less effective patient care.
  • Understanding factors affecting nursing students' self-esteem is crucial for improving care quality.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the self-esteem levels of nursing students over a 3-year preregistration program.
  • To investigate how educational experiences impact the development of nursing students' self-esteem.
  • To identify specific challenges within nursing education that may affect student self-worth.

Main Methods:

  • A 3-year qualitative study involving nursing students.
  • Unstructured interviews conducted at the beginning and end of the preregistration program.
  • Grounded theory approach for data collection and analysis.

Main Results:

  • Bullying was prevalent during the transition into nursing, affecting students and observed towards patients.
  • Students internalized negative nursing norms, leading to bullying behaviors.
  • Overall, nursing students reported low self-esteem throughout the program.

Conclusions:

  • Bullying and its detrimental effects on self-esteem are embedded within current nursing practices.
  • Transforming nursing practices and the environment where bullying occurs is essential for change.
  • Without intervention, negative practices will continue to undermine nurses' self-worth and patient care standards.

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