Teresa A. Savage, PhD, RN
Consultant, Donnelley Ethics Program, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
Adjunct Assistant Professor, of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and of
Medical Humanities and Bioethics

Horizontal Violence

Socialization into the profession of nursing has often been described as “nurses eating their young”, “baptism by fire”, “sinking or swimming”. These behaviors, now called horizontal violence, were tolerated as a rite of passage. With concerns for patient safety, nurse recruitment and retention, and the integrity for the nursing profession, the profession aims to increase awareness of horizontal violence with the goal of eliminating it. This presentation will describe horizontal violence and measures to combat it.

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The Special Topics in Medical Humanities & Bioethics Lectures run weekly on Thursdays at noon, addressing diverse topics within bioethics and the medical humanities. Speakers are MH&B faculty or special guests we've invited to present. All lectures run from noon to 12:45pm in the Searle Seminar Room in the Lurie building. All are welcome. Please feel free to bring a lunch.