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Zion's parents became convinced their daughter's death was due to inadequate hospital staffing. [3] [15] Sidney Zion questioned the staff's competence for two reasons.The first was the administration of pethidine, which can cause fatal interactions with phenelzine, the antidepressant that Zion was taking.
The ignorance of and disrespect for nurses' work hinders their ability to do their jobs and puts lives at risk. [13] Stephanie Sauvinet, a nursing professional who advocates for accurate representation of nurses, said that misrepresentations promote distrust and a lack of respect for nurses, who are perceived as 'less-educated':
Florence Nightingale (/ ˈ n aɪ t ɪ ŋ ɡ eɪ l /; 12 May 1820 – 13 August 1910) was an English social reformer, statistician and the founder of modern nursing.Nightingale came to prominence while serving as a manager and trainer of nurses during the Crimean War, in which she organised care for wounded soldiers at Constantinople. [4]
A summary of research conducted in Europe suggests that workplace incivility is common there. [2] In research on more than 1000 U.S. civil service workers, Cortina, Magley, Williams, and Langhout (2001) found that more than 70% of the sample experienced workplace incivility in the past five years. [2]
Due to the great deal of time co-workers spend together, friendships start to emerge through their shared experiences, and their desire for a built-in support system. [3] Blended friendships are friendships that develop in the workplace and can have a positive impact on an employee's productivity. [4]
The international nursing shortage [82] is in part due to their work environment. In a recent review of the literature specific to nursing performance, nurses were found to work in generally poor environmental conditions. Some jurisdictions have legislation specifying acceptable nurse-to-patient ratios.
The Hawthorne effect is a type of human behavior reactivity in which individuals modify an aspect of their behavior in response to their awareness of being observed. [1] [2] The effect was discovered in the context of research conducted at the Hawthorne Western Electric plant; however, some scholars think the descriptions are fictitious.
This usually occurs in two steps. First step is that commitment is destroyed and employees stop caring about the welfare of the employer. The second step is that the abused employee will get approval (normally implied) of their coworkers to commit deviant acts. [4] Workplace experiences may fuel the worker to act out.