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ForwardModule 10: Nurse Bullying - Enough is Enough
Nurse Bullying is a widespread phenomenon that contributes to nurses leaving the profession. We are becoming more aware of the detrimental effects that bullying can have on individuals and the consequences to patient safety. This module provides the learner with information about the continuum of workplace violence from incivility to bullying, the reasons bullying exists, effects on the victim, bystanders, organization and patients while providing general strategies to combatting bullying. The module highlights the important role preceptors play in educating and empowering preceptees to take action on this problem.
Release Date:
October 2022
Expiration Date:
October 2023
Target Audience
This activity is intended for Registered Nurses assuming the preceptor role, and Clinical Nurse Educators working in partnership with their preceptors.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this module the learner will be able to discuss:
- The difference between bullying, lateral/horizontal violence, and incivility.
- The impacts of bullying on the organization, including the team and the victim.
- The role of the bystander.
- 2 strategies to eliminate nurse-on-nurse bullying in the workplace.
Additional Information
Lunder-Dineen Health Education Alliance of Maine in collaboration with Massachusetts General Hospital, and Partners HealthCare System
Gino Chisari, RN, NPD-BC, DNP
Chief Learning Officer - Nursing
Lunder-Dineen Health Education Alliance of Maine Director, Norman Knight Nursing Center for Clinical and Professional Development Institute for Patient Care, Massachusetts General Hospital
Gino Chisari, RN, DNP, is the director of the Norman Knight Nursing Center for Clinical & Professional Development, a center within the MGH Institute for Patient Care. He has accountability for the oversight and operations associated with the professional development and learning environment.
Prior to his appointment, Chisari served as the deputy executive director for the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing where he held responsibility for the implementation of the laws and regulations governing nursing practice in the Commonwealth. He has served on the Board of Directors for the National Council of State Boards of Nursing and actively participated in many national discussions on nursing practice and education. Currently, Chisari is president for the Massachusetts Association of Registered Nurses, an American Nurses Association constituency member and serves on the Steering Committee for the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education’s Nurse of the Future initiative. In addition, Chisari has held several faculty appointments, including the MGH Institute for Health Professions, Northeastern University and Mass Bay Community College.
His professional history with MGH began in 1984 in the Neuroscience service before becoming a clinical nurse specialist in the medical service implementing Benner’s Novice-to-Expert paradigm. Chisari was awarded a doctorate in nursing practice from the MGH Institute of Health Professions, a master’s degree in nursing from Salem State College, a bachelor’s degree in nursing from the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Allied Health, an associate’s degree in nursing from LaBoure College, and is a graduate of the Shepard-Gill School of Practical Nursing.
In support of improving patient care, Mass General Brigham is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Mass General Brigham designates this activity for 0.75 Nursing contact hours. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.