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Interview schedule

Background and demographic questions

Attitude and feelings questions

Approximately how many years have you been a Registered Nurse? Approximately how many years have you worked at your current workplace? What role do you currently have?

How do you feel about how other members of the nursing profession support new graduate nurses? What do you think could be changed to better support new graduate nurses? Do you feel accepted and like you belong as a member of the nursing profession? If so, why? If not, why not? Do you agree with the statement that all nurses are accepted and feel like they belong as a member of the nursing profession? If so, why? If not, why not? What suggestions do you have for improving the workplace culture in the nursing profession?

Knowledge questions

Respectful workplace workshop\questions

What do you know about the NSW Health policy on bullying and incivility? What do you understand bullying to be? Can you give me an example of bullying? What do you understand incivility to be? Can you give me an example of incivility? Is there any difference between incivility vs bullying?

Have you attended the respectful workplace modules 1 and 2? No… Have you heard about these workshops? Where did you hear about them? Do you have any intention of attending these workshops in the future? Yes… Could you please describe how you felt about the respectful workplace workshops? Do you feel that the workshops were beneficial? If yes, what aspects? If not, why not? What should be done differently? After attending the respectful workplace workshops what changes (if any) did, or will you implement? What changes (if any) have you observed in the wards you have been working?

Opinion and values questions

Experience and behaviour questions

What are your thoughts about bullying and incivility in the nursing profession? What can you tell me about the organizational culture in your current workplace? Do you think that new graduate nurses are more likely to be the victims of bullying and incivility? Why do you think this is/is not the case?

What negative behaviours have you experienced or observed in your workplace? Tell me about how you dealt with negative workplace behaviour? Do you feel that this negative behaviour had any effect on your work? Do you feel like this impacted on patient care you deliver? ○ If yes, tell me about how this impacted on your patient care? What positive behaviours have you experienced or observed in your workplace? Have you ever observed negative workplace behaviour towards new graduate nurses? • If yes, please tell me about the situation • How did you respond? How did they respond?

Final questions
Do you have anything further you would like to say about workplace culture? Do you have any questions for me about this research?