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Nurse on Nurse
Author(s) -
Woelfle Cheryl Y.,
McCaffrey Ruth
Publication year - 2007
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.1744-6198.2007.00076.x
Subject(s) - cinahl , nursing , nursing care , medline , nursing staff , medicine , patient care , nursing literature , psychology , alternative medicine , political science , pathology , psychological intervention , law
TOPIC. Horizontal violence among nurses.PURPOSE. To see if horizontal violence in the workplace exists in nursing. If it does, what is its relationship to patient care?SOURCES OF INFORMATION. This literature review was conducted using research articles published in 2003 and 2004. The articles were searched for in the electronic database, CINAHL. Both Ovid and EBSCO vendors were used.CONCLUSIONS. It is clear that horizontal violence exists in nursing today. It affects nursing in all areas. When tension is elevated in patient care areas, nursing staff are not likely to perform at their best and the result is often poor patient care.