Mobbing in health sector: Sample of university hospital

Abstract

It has been pointed out that mobbing is one of the major problem areas in the health sector in recent years. To identify the presence of mobbing, this study was conducted in a university hospital located in Zonguldak city. When the mobbing behaviours against nurses were examined, mobbing was listed as a humiliating and unfavourable communication (57.8%), verbal threats (26.2%), physical attacks (5.9%), verbal or behavioural sexual attacks (8%), and prevention of self-improvement opportunities (17.6%). When the most frequent mobbing practicer were asked, the answer was given as the patients.Nurses considered changing their organizations or quitting their job because of mobbing. The article suggests increasing awareness of mobbing among nurses.