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Whistle‐Blowing: Effective and Ineffective Coping Responses
Author(s) -
McDonald Sally
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
nursing forum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.618
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1744-6198
pISSN - 0029-6473
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6198.1999.tb01165.x
Subject(s) - misconduct , whistle blowing , coping (psychology) , psychology , nursing , coping behavior , applied psychology , medicine , clinical psychology , political science , public relations , law
How do nurses respond when they identify misconduct in patient care settings? The authors used a descriptive survey (N=95) to identify effective coping strategies of whistle‐blowers (n=70) and non‐whistle‐blowers (n=25). Results identified four effective coping strategies used by whistle‐blowers. The authors offer recommendations to nurses who encounter misconduct in their workplace.