Workplace Bullying Assignment - (Doc)

Workplace Bullying in the OR: Results of a Descriptive Study

Table of Contents
Rational and Background................................................................................................................3
Aims and objectives.........................................................................................................................3
Explanation of research method......................................................................................................3
Critical discussion on bullying........................................................................................................3
Critical discussion of data collection...............................................................................................3
Critical discussion on data analysis.................................................................................................3

1. Rational and Background
In the last decade, several researches have been conducted which shows that bullying is a
widespread problem. There are a number of institutions which are focusing on raising awareness
and protecting people from the threat. The implication of bullying is negative and can harm
victim’s health and work performance. So, it is essential to identify such threats within the
workplace (Kowalski, Giumetti, Schroeder and Lattanner, 2014).
In general, bullying comprises of the behavior targeted at a particular person to humiliate and
stigmatize socially. It is also aimed at sabotaging the victim’s reputation by attacking his
character and professional competence. There are many types of research conducted which
shows that workplace bullying has become a common problem and there are many individuals
who face humiliation because of it. The results of bullying are negative and also reduce
confidence among professionals. It can increase the level of anxiety and other psychological
problems for people. The performance of medical institutions is also affected by workplace
bullying. Due to the bullying, there occurs shortage of medical staffs which increases the work
burden on the health care provider (Atik, 2011). At the medical center, there are a number of
attacks related to harassment and bullying. These attacks are harmful and are also based on the
act of violence which cannot be ignored. In many countries like Sweden and Norway, no
adequate legislations are developed regarding to bullying. In Britain, bullying is termed as zero
tolerance. It refers the right of a person to lead his life in a dignified manner and there should be
zero tolerance towards any act of torture or harassment. In some countries, there are many types
of laws made to address the social issue of bullying; however, they are incompetent to address
the situation. In the literature, no study has been conducted to examine the impact of bullying on

doctors and nurses. The present research is conducted to gather information related to the act of
bullying in medical institutions. The exploration describes the incidence of workplace bullying
and ways in which different situations leads to such problems (Polanin, Espelage and Pigott,
2012).
2. Aims and objectives
The aim of the research is to examine the repetitive psychological oppression which occurs due
to the workplace bullying (McGaghie, Issenberg, Petrusa and Scalese, 2010). The victim faces a
lot of the work performance related harassments which results in high stress and depression of
the victim. The cross-sectional and descriptive study examines workplace bullying behavior
experienced by physicians and nurses. The aim of the research is to describe the incidence of
workplace bullying in medical centers. The authors have divided the aim in several objectives for
the clear investigation and analysis of the issue. The research paper has determined the role of
the demographics in workplace bullying. It also defined the relationship between the workplace
bullying and the emotional exhaustion of the physicians. The article also highlights the link
between the workplace bullying and the safety of the patients.
3. Discussion of Research Method
The research method refers to techniques which are used by the researcher to collect valuable
evidence to conduct research. These methods increase validity and reliability of data. In order to
conduct research on the bullying, different types of research methods used. In the research, the
first method related to the data collection is the cross-sectional method (Duncan and Keller,
2011). In the medical research, cross-sectional method is the type of the observational study that
collects data through different means from a specific population. In the medical study, this