Nursing Workforce Retention: Challenging A Bullying Culture
Stella Stevens
Discussions surrounding nursing shortages typically focus onrecruitment, but retention is also a problem. Emerging researchsuggests that intimidation in the nursing workforce is a problemthat planners need to deal with as part of an overall strategyaimed at maintaining a balance between supply and demand. Thispaper explores issues surrounding intimidation in the nursingworkforce and looks at how one major teaching hospital in Australiaattempted to address the problem.