From the Top Down: How Leadership Can Diminish Workplace Bullying

“Although research and evidence-based practice are critical for the advancement of emergency nursing, one’s experiences and how one has successfully implemented change helps the profession grow and increases the health of our chaotic work environment. Please keep sending us your pearls of wisdom.” JW and CL. Nina Ng is Assistant Director, Northwell Health, Great Neck, NY. From the top down: How leadership can diminish workplace bullyingJournal of Emergency NursingVol. 44Issue 2PreviewThe November 2017 article—From the Top Down: How Leadership Can Diminish Workplace Bullying1 —got my attention. As a registered nurse who has been a victim of workplace bullying, I have observed that bullying is a problem that is largely ignored in most workplaces. The American Nurses Association2 recognizes that incivility, bullying, and violence are serious problems and should not be tolerated in any form, from any source. I was very impressed to read that the author used sound leadership skills and judgment to address this pertinent issue at her workplace. Full-Text PDF