A cross-hospital exploration of nurses’ experiences with horizontal violence
Journal of Nursing ManagementPublished 9 February 2016
Gina Myers, Denise Côté‐Arsenault, Priscilla Worral, Roberta Rolland, Denise Deppoliti, Elizabeth Duxbury
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A powerful collective story emerged from nurses' shared experiences with HV, describing the characters and the setting in which HV and its consequences exist and nurses' depictions of HV were consistent despite the different organisational structures of their workplaces.
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Nurse managers need to be the culture champions who hold individuals accountable for HV and foster professionalism through their leadership.
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