The public nature of some cyber bullying also left nurses fearing their reputations could be tarnished, she said. The researcher was concerned there seemed to be little done to deal with cyber bullying in many companies. She said there needed to be more awareness of the issue and recommended explicitly including cyber bullying in workplace bullying and harassment policies to show staff it was taken seriously. New Zealand Nurses Organisation professional nursing adviser Suzanne Rolls agreed cyber bullying was an emerging problem. Rolls said cyber bullying was harmful to both the physical and emotional wellbeing of nurses.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 20, 2017 20:03 UTC