Workplace Bullying From Nurses’ Opinion and It’s Relation to Turnover and Absenteeism Rate

Abdullah, Amna Mohammed; Aref, Sanaa Mohamed; Abd-ELbaset, Mona Thabet; Abd Elhakam, Essam Ahmed

doi:10.21608/msnj.2025.415819.1187

Workplace Bullying From Nurses’ Opinion and It’s Relation to Turnover and Absenteeism Rate

Document Type : Original articles

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¹ B. Sc in Nursing

² Assistant prof. of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing –Minia University

³ Assistant prof. of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing –Minia University.

10.21608/msnj.2025.415819.1187

Abstract

Background: Workplace bullying is a pervasive problem in the nursing profession and threatens nurses’ health and ability to work safely. Also, workplace bullying can affect organizations within the healthcare sector by increasing absenteeism and turnover of employees. Aim of the study: the current study aimed to assess workplace bullying from nurses’ perspective opinion and it’s relation to turnover and absenteeism rate. Research design: a descriptive comparative cross-sectional research design was used to achieve the aim of the current study. Setting: the study was conducted at Samalout Specialized Hospital and Mallawi Specialized Hospital, in Minia City, Egypt. Subjects: the sample of this study consisted of total number (400) nurses. Tools of data collection: Tool (I): Workplace bullying structured questionnaire. Tool (II): Anticipated Turnover Scale and Tool (III): absenteeism rate equation. Results: There are a total of 67.4% nurses at Samalout Specialized Hospital and 60% of nurses at Mallawi Specialized Hospital have severe level of bullying perception. While there are 74.4% of nurses at Samalout Specialized Hospital and 74.5% of nurses at Mallawi Specialized Hospital have moderate level of intention to turnover. And there are 53.9% of nurses at Samalout Specialized Hospital and 60.9% of nurses at Mallawi Specialized Hospital have normal absenteeism rate. Conclusion: There was a statistical significant positive correlation between workplace bullying and turnover and there was a statistical significant positive correlation between workplace bullying and absenteeism. Recommendations: Establish a clear policy that limits workplace bullying and ensure that all employees understand the policy and the consequences for noncompliance.

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