Negative behaviors such as backstabbing, rolling of eyes , and making side comments amongst health care professionals are also considered to be an act of horizontal violence (Purpora,& Blegen,2015, …show more content…
2).Moreover, horizontal violence has an impact on patient care and would likely be the cause of errors and mistakes (Anderson,2011,p.28) and would be the reason for ineffective communication , thereby, compromising the patient’s safety (Granstra,2015,p.254). I also believe that as graduate registered nurses, they should be familiar with professional boundaries and their scope of practice , to avoid role confusion that results to fertile background for bullying, harassment and miscommunication regarding division of responsibilities (Eagar, Cowin,Gregory,& Firtko, 2010,p. 94).For me, I have often wondered how should I respond to situations where lateral violence is present. I also thought about what appropriate actions should I take if this happens to me or to my co-workers. From the discussions and the strategies we developed in the toolkit (Appendix A) . I now know what my responsibilities as a GRN are in relation to horizontal violence. As part of the healthcare team, I must be knowledgeable about my professional boundaries and the policies that govern professional conduct in my workplace and be able to take actions upon horizontal violence by being assertive. (Becher, &