WORKPLACE BULLYING EXPERIENCE AND TURNOVER INTENTIONS AMONG NURSES IN HOSPITALS IN SOUTH- WEST NIGERIA
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Abstract
Bullying is a major issue affecting service delivery and the effectiveness of nursesin Nigeria. However, the study examined workplace bullying experiences and turnover intentionsamong nurses in hospitals in South-western Nigeria. The study data were collected using astructured questionnaire. Purposive sampling technique was used to select hospitals in the South-west region of Nigeria, in which a total of six hundred and twenty-two (622) nurses were randomlyselected for the study. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyse the data collected.The collected data were analysed at 0.05 alpha level. The results of the study showed that bullyingsignificantly influenced turnover intentions among nurses in hospitals in South-western Nigeria(F(1, 418) = 5.708, p < .005). It was concluded that workplace bullying experience was a predictorof turnover intentions, and that selected hospitals should formulate and implement a comprehensiveworkplace anti-bullying policy that clearly defines bullying behaviours and outlines itsconsequences for perpetrators.