Background:The workplace ostracism phenomenon is taking more attention in the eyes of social researchers and also different studies verified that it has a adverse effect on organizational outcome and also individual behavior and performance. Research Aim: To evaluate workplace ostracism and counterproductive work behaviors among nurses Methodology: A cross sectional design was conducted at Damanhour university hospitals (medical/surgical units and Intensive Care Units (ICU) at Itai El baroud central hospital, Kom Hamada central hospital, Damanhour fever hospital and Damanhour chest hospital), Beni suef university hospital & fever, chest and Ophthalmology hospitals. The subjects were 349 nurses. A self-administered questionnaire containing three parts (Demographic characteristics, Workplace Ostracism Instrument, counterproductive work behaviors) Results: The present study revealed that more than half of studied nurses had moderate level of counterproductive work behaviors. While, one quarter of nurses had low counterproductive work behaviors. About two thirds of studied nurses had moderate level of workplace ostracism. While, one fifth of nurses had low workplace ostracism. Conclusions: There was high positive correlation between counterproductive work behaviors and workplace ostracism at p value <0.01. Recommendation: Provide training courses for nurses about ostracism behavior and team work. Further researcher about assessing perception of head nurses related ostracism and counterproductive behavior.

Background: Reporting of near-miss safety events is commonly assumed to enhance safety in organizations, as such reporting enables managers to identify and address accident risk factors. Aim: This study aimed to explore nurses' willingness to report near-miss and their perception of patients' safety culture. Methodology: A cross-sectional descriptive research design was used to conduct this research. A convenient sample of 300 nurses over a period of four months, were recruited from Beni suef university hospital and Beni-Suef Chest Hospital. Three tools were used as follow; a sociodemographic form; nurses' willingness to report near-misses scale and nurses' perception of patient safety culture. Results: There was a significant positive linear correlation between nurses' willingness to report near-misses and their perception of patient safety culture at r. 0.568, and p. value <0.01. Also, the ANOVA analysis explained that critical department, experience, and attended training courses had a high-frequency positive effect on nurses' willingness to report near-misses. Conclusion: Nurses generally showed a moderate willingness to report near-misses and a moderate perception of patient safety culture. Recommendation: Integrate near-miss reporting and patient safety education into staff training to increase nurses' awareness of the value of near-misses reporting which will significantly improve patient safety.

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