ArticleJournal of advanced nursing2023
A conflicted tribe under pressure: A qualitative study of negative workplace behaviour in nursing.
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- Systematically analyzing behavior change techniques used in 44 interventions to reduce unprofessional behavior between healthcare staff.Translational behavioral medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Drivers of unprofessional behaviour between staff in acute care hospitals: a realist review.BMC health services research · 2023Pooled it
- Cultural Competence and Loneliness: Unveiling Hidden Connections Among Saudi Nurses.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Navigating Integration in Mixed-Methods: A Practical Guide for Novice Nursing Researchers.Research in nursing & health · 2026Article
- Unveiling the Dark Side of Negative Behaviors Among Nurses and Their Implications in Workforce Well-Being and Patient Care: A Scoping Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
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- Interventions to address unprofessional behaviours between staff in acute care: what works for whom and why? A realist review.BMC medicine · 2023Article
- A conflicted tribe under pressure: A qualitative study of negative workplace behaviour in nursing.Journal of advanced nursing · 2023Article
- Nursing Leaders' Knowledge and Awareness of Bullying and Lateral Violence: A Qualitative Study.SAGE open nursingArticle
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Abstract
aimThis study explored workplace interactions of Australian nurses in regional acute care hospitals through an examination of nurses' experiences and perceptions of workplace behaviour.
designThis research is informed by Social Worlds Theory and is the qualitative component of an overarching mixed methods sequential explanatory study.
methodsBetween January and March 2019, data were collected from 13 nursing informants from different occupational levels and roles, who engaged in semi-structured, in-depth, face-to-face interviews. Data analysis was guided by Straussian grounded theory to identify the core category and subcategories.
resultsTheoretical saturation occurred after 13 interviews. The core category identified is A conflicted tribe under pressure, which is comprised of five interrelated subcategories: Belonging to the tribe; 'It's a living hell'; Zero tolerance-'it's a joke'; Conflicted priorities; Shifting the cultural norm.
conclusionThis study provides valuable insight into the nursing social world and the organizational constraints in which nurses work. Although the inclination for an individual to exhibit negative behaviours cannot be dismissed, this behaviour can either be facilitated or impeded by organizational influences. IMPACT: By considering the nurses' experiences of negative workplace behaviour and identifying the symptoms of a struggling system, nurse leaders can work to find and implement strategies to mitigate negative behaviour and create respectful workplace behaviours. PATIENT OR PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION: This study involved registered nurse participants and there was no patient or public contribution. CLINICAL
trial registrationStudy registration Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (Registration No. ACTRN12618002007213; December 14, 2018).
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