Discussion

Synopsis

Nurses are essential people in our lives, and they ensure the safety of many individuals daily. It is, therefore, vital to ensure they are well taken care of in the best way possible. They experience several challenges like workplace problems and both physical and emotional harassment and bullying. Workplace hazards include exposure to injuries, cold, germs, bloodborne pathogens, among other work-related issues (Walton et al., 2017). On the other hand, bullying occurs when they interact with patients or sometimes their seniors. It can be informed of physical or verbal abuse, and sometimes the nurses are also assaulted (Cleary et al., 2010). The paper will focus on how workplace hazards and bullying affect nurses’ performance.

           Workplace hazards and bullying affects nurses immensely. These two concepts impact nurses negatively in several ways. It may affect their health, performance at work and also their productive nature at workplaces. The statement is classified as a relational statement since it outlines the relationship between concepts (Walker & Avant 2019). Moreover, Workplace hazards are aspects of work which causes health risk. While bullying occurs when nurses interact with the patients or their seniors, it may be as a result of stress or job demands. It may result in emotional distress.

Relationship between Concepts

             Workplace hazards and bullying greatly affect the nurses’ performance and productivity in their workplaces. When the environment they get involved in is not conducive enough, it affects their general performance. It is, however, essential to create awareness to the nurses on bullying and harassment concerns and also about workplace dangers. According to Walker & Avant (2019), concepts enables us to classify experiences in a more meaningful manner to both ourselves and the others. In this context, the relationship the nurses have with the environment they work and how it affects them and others. When they get sick due to the unconducive environment, the situation affects both the patients and the nurses themselves.

Nursing Metaparadigm

They include health, environment, nurse, and also patient. Workplace hazards focus on the environment; the nurses are connected within their respective facilities. When they catch a cold and flu, it is obvious the patients will get infected, and both their health will be affected. So it is essential to keep the environment the nurses work in safer for them to protect themselves and other people in healthcare facilities. When we talk about bullying of the nurses, it directly impacts their health negatively. It also entails the bad surroundings, which leads to such situations like bullying or any harassment. They can even go into depression and anxiety. When the nurse is not in his/her mental state, it implies that the lives of the patients are equally at risk.

The assumptions implicit in the study include how workplace hazards might contribute to poor performance and healthcare delivery by the nurses. They are not clearly stated by they are suggested that one factor may lead to another. Similarly, the explicit assumptions include; bullying and workplace dangers affect the health of the nurses significantly both physically and emotionally. This may lead to mental issues, depression, or anxiety in the workplace. It is evident that the environment that the nurses work in contributes significantly to their performance, and this may also increase their morale and productivity in the workplace. 

Conclusion

Workplace Hazards and Bullying  are among the significant issues affecting nurses today. So it is crucial for health personnel to look deeply into the matter to ensure they address the issue by developing specific policies.  They will, therefore, help protect the nurses from bullying or any form of harassment to guarantee their safety (Cleary et al., 2010). The environment in which they work should be thoroughly checked to ensure it is safe for human inhabitants to avoid getting diseases that the nurses will potentially spread to other healthcare facilities.

Reference

Cleary, Michelle, Glenn E. Hunt, and Jan Horsfall. “Identifying and addressing bullying in nursing.” Issues in mental health nursing 31.5 (2010): 331-335.

Walton, A. L., & Rogers, B. (2017). Workplace hazards faced by nursing assistants in the United States: a focused literature  review. International journal of environmental research and public health, 14(5), 544.

Walker, L.O., & Avant, K. C. (2019). Strategies for theory construction in nursing (6th ed). Prentice Hall.