Nurses' disruptive behavior needs to stop. I was in nursing school when I first heard the phrase, "Nurses eat their young." One of my professors said it, and our class chuckled because we had never heard it before. It sounded like something you'd say about an animal. That was 20 years ago, and I'm no longer naïve to how nurses treat each other. Today we have labels like bullying, lateral violence, and disruptive behavior to apply to actions like eye-rolling, intimidation, and withholding information. But sadly, nurses are still engaging in this harmful behavior. I encourage you to implement some of the strategies from this week's feature story to stop disruptive behavior at your organization. Plus: - Nurses administering chemotherapy need more training on PPE.
- The ANA takes a stance against criminalizing medication errors.
- CMS has a new rule about virtual check-ins.
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