The Bullying Culture in Nursing

Paper Summary:

This paper addresses the bullying culture that is encountered by student nurses and graduate nurses in their work environment. The paper recommends an educational program to be run for student nurses that will aim to prepare them for work in a hospital. It describes the program in detail and discusses the advantages that will be gained by using a program such as this.

Table of Contents:
Assess Learner Readiness and Motivation
Development of the Educational Program
Identify Specific Educational Content or Topic
Create Program Objectives
Outline Content of Program/Class
Identify Teaching and Learning Activities and Strategies
Questions for the Students
Question about the Presenter

From the Paper:

"Implementation of the educational program will adapt an interactive approach to educating nursing students regarding bullying behavior. Each topic will be introduced in three phases (as outlined above). Each phase consists of a mini-lecture, not to exceed 15-20 minutes to introduce the main topic. The class is then broken up into focus discussion groups where the main topic will be expanded with the use of a situational vignette and guide questions, following the outline as a rough guide for topics to be discussed. A faculty member will act as a facilitator, adapting a laissez-faire approach to the students' learning. She also acts as a resource person and keeps the group from going off-topic."

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