Health care leaders have a
responsibility to employees and the
public to provide work enviro n-276 MEDSURG Nursing—September/October 2009—Vol. 18/No. 5
ments that are free from abuse and
harassment. When workplace bully-
ing has been identified as a pro b-
lem, senior leaders must take swift,
a p p ropriate action to ensure the
abuse stops, the perpetrator is held
accountable, and steps are taken to
e n s u re bullying does not occur
again. Policies and pro c e d u res must
be implemented and enforced to
e n s u re nurses feel safe to report
incidents of bullying.