TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - A new model of bullying in the nursing workplace: organizational characteristics as critical antecedents
JO  - ANS: advances in nursing science
A1  - Hutchinson, Marie
A1  - Jackson, Debra
A1  - Wilkes, Lesley
A1  - Vickers, Margaret H.
SP  - E60
EP  - 71
VL  - 31
IS  - 2
N2  - Providing a safe work environment where nurses can practice without fear or threat of aggression is acknowledged as a critical global issue for healthcare organizations. Although there has been growing recognition that workplace bullying is one of the most concerning forms of aggression experienced by nurses, to date, there has been little progress in developing explanatory models. In this article, we outline our recently validated model of bullying, which specifies organizational characteristics as critical antecedents. The model has important implications for the management of bullying, identifying that to be effective, interventions need to address features of workplace climate.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0161-9268
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.ANS.0000319572.37373.0c
ID  - ref1
ER  -