How Can Nurses Survive Bullying Environments? The Hollow Theory

The Hollow Theory examines the emergence of toxicity in the workplaces of nurses. This book explores the origins of bullying and incivility as the profession of nursing emerges as a vulnerable one for insecure bullies to prey upon the focused and productive employee in order to elevate their own self-perceived personal and professional deficits.

 Toxic workplaces are maintained to control others and negatively impact affected persons who do not adapt to the dysfunction and choose to be true to themselves both personally and professionally. Healthy workplaces exist when healthy people take back control of the workplace by alleviating toxic norms (e.g., bullying, rudeness, lying, etc.). This book will help nurse leaders to support impacted nurses.

Dysfunction Within a Profession of Caritas.- Origins of The Hollow.- Structured Workplace Chaos.- Patients Matter.- Unprovoked.- Shallow.- The Depths of Forgetfulness.- The Depths of Regret.- Simplifying Life.- A Coverage of Eyes and Ears.- Is a state of calm achievable?.- Arise and Journey More.

Cheryl Green, PhD, DNP, RN, LCSW, CNL, CNE, ACUE, MAC, FAPA is an Off-Shift Nurse Administrative Manager at the Yale-New Haven Health Bridgeport Hospital Milford Campus and Nurse Educator, as well as a Doctor of Nursing Practice Chair and Committee Member within the Graduate School at Abilene Christian University (USA). Dr. Green has been a registered nurse for over 35 years and a licensed clinical social worker for over 31 years. Areas of research include: Incivility, mental illness, medication error prevention, medical-surgical health issues, incivility and discrimination, succession planning, prayer and spirituality, self-care, distraction, stress and anxiety, nursing education, death and dying, the COVID-19 pandemic and mental health, COVID-19 pandemic, health disparities, addictions, simulation, and mindfulness.