Prevalence of Bullying in Nursing and How to Handle It

Damion Keith Jenkins

Published on: 08/02/2026

Let's face it - we all experience workplace incivility and bullying behaviors at some point. Whether it's an isolated incident, or we are the target of these behaviors due to emotions running high, misunderstandings or a culture that does not check these unprofessional behaviors - something has to be done about it. In this article, Damion Jenkins, MSN, RN of The Nurse Speak gives evidence-based strategies for how you and your organizations can dismantle toxic workplace cultures and hold individuals accountable for their negative behaviors and actions.