Analysis of the correlation between perceived bullying at work among male nurses and the leadership of head nurses in Class III Hospitals

Objective To investigate the status of bullying at work and head nurses leadership among male nurses in Class 3 hospitals, and explore the relationship between the two. Methods In December 2017, the male nurses from 8 teaching hospitals of Wenzhou Medical University in Zhejiang Province were selected as the research subjects by convenience sampling method, and surveyed by Employees' Workplace Bullying Questionnaire and Questionnaire Survey on Head Nurse Leadership. A total of 350 questionnaires were distributed and 329 valid questionnaires were recovered, with an effective recovery rate of 94.0%. Results The scores of perceived workplace bullying and the leadership of head nurses of the 329 male nurses were (32.70±5.02) and (186.15±29.50) . Pearson correlation analysis showed that bullying of male nurses was negatively correlated with head nurses' leadership (r=-0.293, P<0.05) . Conclusions Male nurses' perception of workplace bullying and head nurses' leadership level are at the middle level, and there is a negative correlation between them. It is suggested that head nurses should adjust their behavior to fulfill their organizational tasks, actively provide opportunities for male nurses to develop, meet the bottom needs of male nurses, stimulate their pursuit of high-level needs, further improve head nurses' leadership, and reduce male nurses' perception of bullying in the workplace. Key words: Nurses, male; Bullying at work; Leadership of head nurses; Correlation