A qualitative systematic review on nurses' experiences of workplace bullying and implications for nursing practice
Shefaly Shorey1, Phyllis Zhi En Wong1
1Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Clinical Research Centre, Singapore.
Aims:
To explore nurses' experiences of workplace bullying and ways to prevent such occurrences.
Design:
A qualitative systematic review was conducted.
Data Sources:
Five electronic databases were searched from each database's inception to December 2020.
Review Methods:
Meta-summary and meta-synthesis were conducted using Sandelowski and Barroso's approach.
Results:
Twenty-seven studies were included in this review. The overarching theme, 'The Vicious Cycle of Bullying in Nursing', and four themes were synthesized: (a) different 'faces' of bullying, (b) the hidden drivers of bullying, (c) impact of being bullied and (d) responses to bullying.
Conclusion:
The nursing code of ethics and anti-bullying policies should be consistently enforced by each organization's upper management. Nurses should be provided a safe space to voice their concerns on bullying within the organization.
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