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How to turn around a toxic culture of blame and shame

Pavan Amara Nurse, midwife and health journalist

A blame-based culture has turned emergency departments into a toxic environment for nurses, so what can be done to tackle toxicity?

Emergency department (ED) nurses say that being in a ‘toxic’ work environment is one of the toughest parts of their job, having a harsher effect on well-being than heavy workloads or aggressive patients, and a new study supports their view.

Emergency Nurse. 32, 4, 8-9. doi: 10.7748/en.32.4.8.s3

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02 July 2024 / Vol 32 issue 4

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