Assignment:Professional Bullying in Nursing

In essay format address the following: 1. Define the professional issue bullying in nursing. · 100 words · don’t just define bullying in general – make the link to nursing · 1. Discuss the significance bullying in nursing to nursing. · 500 words · How does the issue impact on nursing? · Why is it a professional issue? · What is the impact on nurses (individually) and the nursing profession? 2. Discuss how your chosen professional issue impacts on patient safety. · 500 words · This should follow on from your discussion above – if the issue impacts on nurses then there must be a flow on effect to patients · Look at the key words here – “patient safety” – make sure you are discussing this and not just patient care in general – you could define what is meant by patient safety to focus your discussion · What are the consequences of these adverse events to patients?

Assignment:Professional Bullying in Nursing

3. Discuss the strategies that can be utilised to minimise the impact of your chosen professional issue on nursing practice and patient safety. · 300 words · You need to include at least TWO strategies in this section or you will fail this section · It is a good idea to number these and discuss separately – that way you can ensure that you have identified the correct number and provided sufficient detail for each · There are 2 elements here that you are being asked to consider – so make sure you use this explicit language – nursing practice and patient safety – i.e.: if we use training how will this minimise the impact of bulling on nursing practice and patient safety

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