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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Aug 4.
Published in final edited form as: J Nurs Educ Pract. 2017 Feb 12;7(7):11–21. doi: 10.5430/jnep.v7n7P11

Table 1.

Practicum-based debriefing guide following an incident of workplace bullying.

Review the Workplace Bullying Presentation. Then during one rotation each semester, ask the following questions during a clinical post conference:

  1. Remind students of the group norms for confidentiality of the discussion.

  2. Can someone tell me what workplace bullying is?

    1. Prompts if no response or additional questions:

      1. Workplace bullying deals with negative behaviors. Can you tell me any of those behaviors?

      2. Workplace bullying is a problem that is ongoing. Does anyone know how long the behaviors last before they are considered to be workplace bullying?

  3. Why is it important to discuss workplace bullying?

    1. Prompts if no response or additional questions:

      1. How does workplace bullying affect a nurse’s ability to think about the care that is being delivered?

      2. How does workplace bullying affect a nurse’s physical ability or personal health?

      3. How does workplace bullying affect nurses emotionally?

      4. How does workplace bullying alter nurses’ normal behaviors when interacting with others?

      5. What impact does workplace bullying have on the employer?

  4. Has anyone witnessed or experienced any incivility or bullying during this clinical rotation?

    1. If yes:

      1. Tell us about your experienced.

    2. If no:

      1. Can anyone share a story about workplace bullying from their past?

    3. How did you feel afterwards?

    4. Why do you think the aggression occurred?

    5. What do you think could have prevented the event from occurring?

  5. What do you think could help prevent a similar occurrence in the future?