Citation

Shorey S, Wong PZE. J. Adv. Nurs. 2021; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2021, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/jan.14912

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

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.

Language: en

Keywords

nurses; workplace violence; patient safety; workplace bullying; horizontal violence; incivility; lateral violence; meta-synthesis; qualitative systematic review; turnover