Bullying in Nursing

Bullying is the use of force, threat, or coercion to abuse, intimidates, or aggressively dominates others. The behaviour is often repeated and habitual. If bullying is done by a group, it is called mobbing. "Targets" of bullying are also sometimes referred to as "victims" of bullying. Behaviours used to assert such domination can include verbal harassment or threat, physical assault or coercion, and such acts may be directed repeatedly towards particular targets. Bullying in health care workplaces has been identified in India and international research reports. It has long been acknowledged that some nurses engage in hostile behaviours toward other nurses, as evidenced by the often repeated expression, "Nurses eat their young"-Bartholomew, 2006.