Bullying and Shift Work Report 2022

Running Head: HEALTH
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Bullying and shift
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8/9/2019

HEALTH
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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
Impacts of bullying and shift work on nurses..............................................................................2
Bullying...................................................................................................................................2
Shift work................................................................................................................................4
Strategy for resilience building....................................................................................................5
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................6
References........................................................................................................................................8

HEALTH
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Introduction
Bullying is the distinctive pattern of hurting and humiliating others, particularly those
who are way smaller, weak, and at a lower position or anyway more. It can result in different
psychological issues to the person who is bullied such as stress, depression etc. It is not restricted
to schools and colleges but also affects the professional or workers in the workplace. Workplace
bullying can be problematic for both the victim and the company. Bullying has become a serious
issue in countries like Australian and the risk factor for anxiety, depression, and suicides
(Granstra, 2015). Other issues like shift work can also affect professionals like nurses. Shift work
is commonly defined as the work hours that are planned outside the daylight. It can cause serious
health issues like heart diseases, GI problems, metabolic problems etc. (Vermaak, Görgens-
Ekermans & Nieuwenhuize, 2017). In this particular assessment report, the impact of bullying
and shift on nurses will be discussed including the strategy to address the issues.
Impacts of bullying and shift work on nurses
Bullying
Bullying among the nurses is the persistent issue in the profession of nursing, according
to a study conducted among 345 nurses identified that nearly 27 to 80 per cent nurses
experienced workplace bullying and negatively affecting their health. Some of the examples of
workplace bullying include shouting or using inappropriate language for others, constant
criticism, singling out individuals, repeated personal insults (Sauer & McCoy, 2017). Workplace
bullying can also impact the organisations negatively such as low productivity, lack of
motivation among employees etc. in the response of workplace bullying practices; certain nurses