Berquist Renee, St-Pierre Isabelle, Holmes Dave
Res Theory Nurs Pract. 2018 May 1;32(2):199-215. doi: 10.1891/1541-6577.32.2.199.
Violence among nurses and in nursing academia is a significant issue, with attention increasingly focused on damage resulting from psychological violence, such as bullying, harassment, aggression, and incivility. Each workplace's interpretation of violence will impact individual behavior within the organization. Organizational and environmental factors can contribute to violent behaviors becoming normalized in the workplace. When violent behaviors go unconstrained, they become imbedded within the workplace culture. An increased understanding of workplace culture is required to address workplace violence. The purpose of this article is to demonstrate how the use of this theoretical framework can provide greater understanding of the role of workplace culture in sustaining violent behaviors in nursing academia.
The theoretical perspectives of Gail Mason on interpersonal violence and Michel Foucault on power were utilized to inform the research process and guide data analysis.
The framework makes possible the exposure of a dominant discourse perpetuating violence in nursing academia. Power and violence were found to work together to shape knowledge and influence group norms and behaviors.
The framework is useful in providing greater understanding of how the concepts of power, knowledge, difference, and resistance support the enactment of workplace violence. Investigating the influence of these concepts in the development of accepted practices and discourses may allow greater insight into ways violence and power are used to negotiate and enforce organizational rules and norms.
护士群体以及护理学术界内的暴力行为是一个重大问题，人们越来越关注心理暴力所造成的损害，如欺凌、骚扰、攻击和不文明行为。每个工作场所对暴力行为的解读都会影响组织内的个体行为。组织和环境因素可能导致暴力行为在工作场所常态化。当暴力行为不受约束时，它们就会融入工作场所文化之中。为解决工作场所暴力问题，需要加深对工作场所文化的理解。本文旨在说明运用这一理论框架如何能更深入地理解工作场所文化在维持护理学术界暴力行为方面所起的作用。
运用盖尔·梅森关于人际暴力的理论观点以及米歇尔·福柯关于权力的理论观点为研究过程提供信息并指导数据分析。
该框架能够揭示护理学术界中使暴力行为长期存在的主导性话语。研究发现，权力和暴力共同作用，塑造知识并影响群体规范和行为。
该框架有助于更深入地理解权力、知识、差异和抵抗等概念如何支持工作场所暴力行为的实施。研究这些概念在公认做法和话语发展过程中的影响，可能会更深入地了解暴力和权力是如何被用来协商和执行组织规则及规范的。
