Malpractice News: Can Hospital “Bullies” Hurt Patient Care?

Malpractice News: According to medical healthcare experts contacted for a July 2008 story published on the msnbc.com Web site about hospital “bullies” and the impact on patient care, malpractice claims suggest that four to six percent of healthcare professionals engage in disruptive or intimidating behaviors.

According to a study performed by an Associate Professor of Nursing at the University of Cincinnati, Ohio, approximately 70 percent of the nurses participating in the study believe there is a link between disruptive behavior and adverse outcomes, and nearly 25 percent of the nurses believe there is a direct tie between those behaviors and patient deaths.

A 2004 study conducted by the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) found that nearly 40 percent of clinicians profiled admitted to keeping incidents to themselves to avoid a conversation with an intimidating colleague. The study also showed that more than 90 percent of the 2,000 healthcare professionals surveyed admitted to being victim to condescending language, 60 percent had experienced verbal abuse in the workplace and nearly 50 percent had been subject to negative or threatening body language from a co-worker.

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