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As we began brainstorming ideas for our 2013 Nursing Conference, scheduled for October 4, one topic kept emerging that every professional nurse sitting on the committee had experienced, bullying in nursing. How can such a caring and compassionate profession treat each other so horribly? We estimated that for roughly forty-three years, since the first case studies on nurse bullying began appearing in publications in the late 1970s, very little has changed within the industry to reduce bullying. However, on October 4, we are planning to advance the cause and provide nurses the education and tools to reduce and ultimately eliminate bullying from the profession.
Nurturing & Flourishing in Healthcare provides a comprehensive overview of why this is occurring and how to put an end to it. The conference will begin with a keynote address by "Bullying in Nursing: Roots, Rationales, and Remedies" author Mary Pat Szutenbach, PhD, RN, CNS. The conference will also feature a de-escalating toolkit presentation, to provide the tools to change the dynamic if you are involved in a bullying situation. The conference will also include a panel discussion featuring practicing nurses recounting their experiences. Additional information about the conference will be available in our April issue of Nursing News. We hope you can join us at this very important conference.
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