Workplace Bullying among Nurses at Selected Hospitals in Port-Said City

Abstract

Background: Workplace bullying is a universal issue that has negative effects on organizations, nurses, and patients as well; so, bullying should be handled effectively to reduce or avoid its potential negative impacts. Aim: The current study aimed to assess workplace bullying among nurses. Subjects and Method: Design: A descriptive design was applied in this study. Settings : The study was conducted in two hospitals affiliated to the Ministry of Health, now they are affiliated to the Universal Health Insurance in Port-Said Governorate, namely: El-Salam and El-Zhour. Subjects : The study sample was 142 nurses. Tool of data collection: data were obtained through Negative Acts Questionnaire-Revised (NAQ-R). Results: The results of the present study showed that 52.1% of the studied nurses were victims of work-related bullying and 40.8% of them were victims of person-related bullying, otherwise 42.3% of them weren’t bullied through physically threatening behavior. Conclusion: Based on the results of the present study, it can be concluded that, more than one-third of the nurses were victims of workplace bullying and there was no statistically significant difference between workplace bullying and personal and job-related data. Recommendation: It was recommended to formulate work processes that nourish positive systems, justice, and respect; develop a formal procedure for reporting and investigating bullying, and develop a protocol for workplace bullying management.