Citation

Balevre SM, Balevre PS, Chesire DJ. J. Nurses Prof. Dev. 2018; 34(5): 277-282.

Affiliation

Sonia Maria Balevre, DNP, RN, is Visiting Professor, BSN Program, Chamberlain College of Nursing, Jacksonville Campus, Florida. Park S. Balevre, DNP, RN-BC, CNE, is Associate Professor, Doctor of Nursing Practice Program, Chamberlain College of Nursing, Downers Grove, Illinois. David J. Chesire, PhD, is Associate Professor of Surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/NND.0000000000000470

PMID

30188481

Abstract

This article describes a nursing professional development, evidence-based intervention project addressing the significant problem of bullying in the nursing workplace. The project entailed a 9-week, multitiered approach to teach behaviors to combat bullying and create the self-efficacy to do so.

RESULTS demonstrated statistically significant t-test comparisons of pre- and postsurvey measures, supporting the clinical question that empowerment and perceptual change drove individual and group behavior to confront bullying and create a positive culture shift.

Language: en