Bullying article has profound effect.How poignant was the article "Corporate Bullying--A Virulent vir·u·lent adj. 1. Extremely infectious, malignant, or poisonous. Used of a disease or toxin. 2. Capable of causing disease by breaking down protective mechanisms of the host. Used of a pathogen. 3. Organism", by Janet Black (Kai kai Noun NZ informal food [Maori] kai noun N.Z. (informal) food, grub (slang) provisions, fare, board, commons, eats (slang Tiaki Nursing New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. ; April 2007, p20-21). As usual, I read my copy of Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand from cover to cover. I share special articles with my colleagues, which at times raises healthy debate. Imagine then, if you will, my reading the above article to my colleagues, amid nodding and shaking of heads. All went well until I reached the part of the article under the heading "Annual Leave turned down". I must add I have not have leave declined. The paragraph continues ... "Imagine the charge nurse who constantly takes a patient load in order to help her nurses ..." I am one of the clinical co-ordinators, soon to be renamed charge nurse, who carries a case management load every day. The silence in the room was palpable Easily perceptible, plain, obvious, readily visible, noticeable, patent, distinct, manifest. The term palpable usually refers to some type of egregious wrong, such as a governmental error or abuse of power. and I found myself unable to read any further. I handed the article to a colleague to continue reading. All went well until she reached the part which stated "The average age of nurses is 49. Guess what? Our husbands are having heart attacks ..." On the day we read the article, we encountered several staff affected by it. As a team, we all acknowledge that bullying Bullying Chowne, Parson Stoyle terrorizes parish; kidnaps children. [Br. Lit.: The Maid of Sker, Walsh Modern, 94–95] Claypole, Noah bully; becomes thief in Fagin’s gang. [Br. Lit. starts at the very top of any organisation or government department. We just happen to be the "waste bucket" for the trickle-down effect This article discusses a marketing phenomenon. For the political term see trickle-down economics. The trickle-down effect is a marketing phenomenon that affects many consumer goods, including new technology and fashion. . We also know the strong support networks we have within our own unit tend to buffer the bullying effect. As a trainee nurse in the early 1970s, I always promised myself I would never treat any nurse trainee or otherwise, as I had been treated during my training. I am confident I have lived up to that promise. But wait--why is this still happening to me? I am in my 35th year of nursing and have recently been starting work at 4 am once a week to catch up on my paper work. I do not consider myself either incompetent incompetent adj. 1) referring to a person who is not able to manage his/her affairs due to mental deficiency (lack of I.Q., deterioration, illness or psychosis) or sometimes physical disability. or lazy--just another charge nurse/coordinator who is unable to juggle patient case toads, low staffing numbers, having to use agency/pout staff to fill vacancies, the ongoing war with accreditation, quality groups and the need for everything to be completed yesterday. Helen Paine, RN, Christchurch |
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