Reflective Responses Following a Role-play Simulation of Nurse Bullying

Deborah L Ulrich1, Gordon Lee Gillespie, Maura C Boesch

  • 1About the Authors Deborah L. Ulrich, PhD, RN, ANEF, is interim dean, Wright State University College of Nursing and Health, Dayton, Ohio. Gordon Lee Gillespie, PhD, DNP, FAEN, FAAN, is deputy director, Occupational Health Nursing Program, University of Cincinnati College of Nursing, Cincinnati, Ohio. Maura C. Boesch, DNP, MPH, RN, is a faculty member, Wright State University College of Nursing and Health. Kyle M. Bateman, BSN, RN, CCRN, is a staff nurse, Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland. Paula L. Grubb, PhD, is a research psychologist, CDC-National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, Ohio. This research study was funded by Contract No. 200-2013-M-57090 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (CDC-NIOSH). Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official view of the CDC-NIOSH. For more information, contact Dr. Ulrich at deborah.ulrich@wright.edu.

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