Abstract
Bullying is defined by American Psychological Association as an aggressive behavior which is intended to cause distress or harm and that involves an imbalance of power or strength between the aggressor and the victim. Bullying in the workplace is angering enough people these days to be fueling a nationwide grass-roots legislative effort to force companies to draft and enforce policies aimed at stopping it. Requiring such policies, according to those pushing the legislation, is not an attempt to spawn lawsuits, but an effort to force organizations to deal with the problem. Bullying is blamed for unnecessarily creating high costs of turnover, insurance claims and thwarted productivity. Disruptive behavior has been observed in almost all members of the healthcare team from physicians and nurses to pharmacy, radiology, and laboratory staff members. Physician behavior, however, may have the greatest impact because of the position of authority that doctors hold as members of the healthcare team. A team member may, from fear of intimidation or patronization, withhold valuable or even critical input, such as a medication error or a breakdown in adherence to safety protocols. Hospitals, departments and individual personnel need to develop a higher level of awareness of the problem both in others and in them. Anti-bullying policies should be given a higher profile.
Highlights
This Bullying is defined by American Psychological Association as an aggressive behavior which is intended to cause distress or harm and that involves an imbalance of power or strength between the aggressor and the victim
A more objective—if somewhat wordy—definition used by Swedish workers is that bullying emerges when one or several persons over a period of time persistently perceive themselves to be on the receiving end of negative actions from one or several persons in a situation where the one at the receiving end has difficulty in defending him or herself against these actions
Necessity to Create Antibullying Policies In January 2009, a new standard issued by the Joint Commission [formerly JCAHO] went into effect
Summary
This Bullying is defined by American Psychological Association as an aggressive behavior which is intended to cause distress or harm and that involves an imbalance of power or strength between the aggressor and the victim. A more objective—if somewhat wordy—definition used by Swedish workers is that bullying emerges when one or several persons over a period of time persistently perceive themselves to be on the receiving end of negative actions from one or several persons in a situation where the one at the receiving end has difficulty in defending him or herself against these actions This definition incorporates the subjective feelings of the person on the receiving end, even where an individual may have behaved aggressively but with no intention to harm. Bullying in the workplace is angering people these days It is fueling a nationwide grass-roots legislative effort to force companies to draft and enforce policies aimed at stopping it. Bullying is blamed for unnecessarily creating high costs of turnover, insurance claims and thwarted productivity (Rosenstein & O’Daniel, 2005)
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