Abstract
Nursing is the largest health care profession in the United States and has been considered the primary occupation at risk for lateral violence. Lateral violence such as bullying, incivility, gossiping, and mobbing create disharmony and are a large patient safety risk. Jacobs and Kyzer (2010) estimate that 44% to 85% of nurses are victims of workplace hostility. With the more than 3.1 million registered nurses nationwide, the projected nursing shortage, and popularity of the term “nurses eat their young” it is no surprise to see attention focusing on the “darker” side of the profession. Many nurses are the victims of some form of a hostile work environment daily. Learning to identify, defuse, and address incidences of bad behavior by others in the workplace is vital for both staff and leadership.
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