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Abuse in the medical workplace: Fact vs. myth

Saturday, February 20th, 2010

Workplace Abuse in the Medical Workplace: Fact vs. Myth
By Denise Halverson for Utah Nurse

A physician demands that a prescription be filled despite proof that it has been prescribed from faulty information; an intimidated ER nurse doesn’t dare speak up when a life-threatening condition is overlooked; a surgical team stands knowingly, yet silently by as a surgeon makes a life-threatening error ; despite the plea of a mother, nursing staff refuse to challenge the doctor’s written order resulting in the senseless death of a toddler; a senior nurse refuses to assist a junior nurse as a critically-injured patient slips away. What is the common factor in these, and other similar and actual situations? Workplace bullying. In medical environments, personnel often couch it in more benign language: intimidating and disruptive behavior.

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