Effect of Workplace Bullying on Nurses' Job Performance | ||
| Journal of Nursing Science Benha University | ||
| Article 3, Volume 1, Issue 1, January 2020, Pages 40-64 PDF (1.12 M) | ||
| Document Type: Scientific peer reviewed journal | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jnsbu.2020.159371 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Aya El Sayed Mahmoud* 1; Karema Ahmed Elsaid2; Fawzia Farouk Kamel1 | ||
| 1Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing –Benha University- Egypt | ||
| 2Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University- Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Workplace bullying is a social and organizational problem within the health care system; it has several adverse effects and closely associated with nurses' job performance. Aim :The study aimed to assess the effect of workplace bullying on nurses' job performance. Research design: Descriptive correlational design was utilized to meet the aim of this study. Setting: This study was conducted in Intensive Care Unit at Benha University Hospital. Sample: Consisted of all staff nurses (65). Tools: Data was collected by using two tools, workplace bullying questionnaire and nurses’ job performance observation checklist. Results: The result showed that nearly three quarters (73.8%) of staff nurses had moderate level of bullying and more than three quarters (81.5%) of the staff nurses had satisfactory level of job performance Conclusion: There was no statistically significant correlation between nurses' workplace bullying and their performance. Recommendation: Nurses at all levels, including administrators and staff nurses, need to be educated to report bullying and nursing administrators need to develop policies to prevent bullying and anti-bullying reporting tools and mechanisms that allow nurses who exposed to workplace bullying to report incidents of bullying. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Bullying; Nurses' Job Performance; Workplace | ||
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