Lateral Violence in Nursing | Breaking the Spell
By Kathleen Bartholomew | Published on Nov 17, 2011
A nurse rolls her eyes at a co-worker as she picks up the assignment sheet that was created by a younger charge nurse. An ICU nurse pretends not to see her co-worker is drowning and ignores her request for help saying she is ‘too busy’. […]
Nurses Heal Thyself: A Culture of Silence
By Kathleen Bartholomew | Published on Oct 22, 2011
When Shelli was a new scrub nurse with only six months experience, she failed to anticipate that the surgeon would need a particular scalpel. Immediately, her preceptor deftly slapped the correct blade into the impatient surgeon’s outstretched hand with a glare in Shelli’s direction. The […]
