Biography
Biography: Susanne N Richterich
Abstract
The relevance of violence against nurses has become in the past two decades more emergent (Ditmer, 2011, p. 18). In fact, work violence has become a problem of pandemic proportions, and nurses compared to other professionals are exposed three times higher to violence at the workplace (Ditmer, 2011, p. 18). The authors Atabay, Cangarli, Gunay, & Katrinli (2010) produced evidence from using a mixed method research that work violence stems from both, individual and organizational behavior. Discerning which organizational political, and individual factors subscribe to different peer bullying behaviors, can guide the prevention of this behavior in the future (Atabay, et al., 2010, p. 618). The authors Brown, Ferris, Lian, & Morrison (2014) researched the co-depend relationship of supervisors and subordinates. The study revealed a reciprocal behavior pattern, which showcases that the source of violent behavior is not always easy to identify (Brown, et al., 2014, p. 661). Beck & Blum (2015) propose a solution by implementing collective responsibility to minimize aggressive behavior. The three-step program is a pro-active approach, where the aggressor becomes part of the solution instead of the problem (Beck & Blum, 2015, p.88).