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An Opinion on Mistreatment Faced by Student Nurses During Clinical

“…ullying is a prevalent problem within the workplace, and unfortunately, has become commonplace in health care settings. As a nursing instructor and through the research and experience of my student nurses, I have observed and learned of mistreatment by staff nurses toward student nurses as a misguided initiation to the profession-a phenomenon known as "nurses eating their young" (Echevarria, 2013;Flateau-Lux & Gravel, 2013;Gillespie, Grubb, Brown, Boesch, & Ulrich, 2017). Bullying can range from being ignored to physical or verbal aggression toward the student nurse, new nurse, or any other health care worker, which can impede communication, learning, and quality patient care in clinical settings.…”