Advice for nurses on handling difficult or aggressive colleagues
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Advice for nurses on handling difficult or aggressive colleagues

Yvonne Covell Journalist

What to do if rude or negligent behaviour from colleagues or managers affects morale, and how to challenge such behaviour and escale concerns

Team working is essential for delivering quality care, and in challenging times we need the support of colleagues more than ever. When someone is not pulling their weight or behaving in a hostile way, the atmosphere can feel negative and tense, and you and other colleagues may feel dragged down by it, and lose motivation or enjoyment of the job.

Nursing Management. 30, 1, 14-16. doi: 10.7748/nm.30.1.14.s6

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