Peer-to-peer nursing aggression threatens patient care, outcomes
Tuesday, February 25, 2014 - 06:31
in Psychology & Sociology
Horizontal violence between nurses at the same level of authority is jeopardizing patient outcomes, research has revealed. A relationship between horizontal violence and ineffective communication, as well as between horizontal violence and poor patient outcome or near misses, was demonstrated. Peer-to-peer abuse has been widely documented in fast-paced healthcare environments in other countries.