Exploring Workplace Bullying and Turnover Intention among Registered Nurses in Tertiary Hospitals, Lahore, Pakistan

Abstract

Background: Workplace bullying is common all over the world. However, the medical field is one such field where bullying is more frequent than any other field. Specifically, nurses in the hospitals are identified to be more exposed to workplace intimidation as compare to other health members, yet underreported. Workplace bullying is one of the principal factors following turnover intention among nurses.Purpose: This survey aims to explore the prevalence of workplace bullying and its association with the intent to leave the job among registered nurses.Methods: A Cross-Sectional survey was conducted from September 2019 to April 2020. A convenience sample of 242 nurses employed in two public and two private teaching hospitals of Lahore had been selected for the study. Data analysis was done using the latest version of SPSS 25. Descriptive statistics mean, median and standard deviation were used for the description of data. Results:The prevalence of workplace bullying was 8.02% among nurses. A significant relationship was found between workplace bullying and nurses' turnover intention. The study found diploma nurses with less age experienced more workplace bullying. Conclusions:It is suggested that workplace bullying is highly rampant in our health care system and is significantly associated with the nurse's turnover intention. There is an immense need to establish new policies that can control bullying and upsurge nurses' retention. Further education plays a role in workplace bullying.

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“…Ten of the 43 reviewed studies were conducted after the COVID-19 pandemic [ 5 , 7 , 12 , 15 , 16 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 ]. The aims of 7 of the 10 studies included investigation of the impact of psychological factors such as anxiety, stress, and fear of COVID-19 on nurses’ turnover and turnover intention [ 5 , 7 , 12 , 15 , 16 , 18 , 21 , 22 ].…”

“…The aims of 7 of the 10 studies included investigation of the impact of psychological factors such as anxiety, stress, and fear of COVID-19 on nurses’ turnover and turnover intention [ 5 , 7 , 12 , 15 , 16 , 18 , 21 , 22 ]. The other three studies aimed to examine the impact of social support on nurses’ retention intention [ 7 ], determine the association between workplace bullying and intention to leave [ 19 ], and compare nurse turnover before and after the COVID-19 pandemic [ 20 ].…”

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