Browsing by Author "Kennison, Monica"
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Bullying and incivility in nursing: SigmaCast, Episode 2
Dzurec, Laura C.; Kennison, Monica; Embree, Jennifer L.; Clark, Cynthia; Luparell, Susan; Murray, Robin; Thompson, Renee; Howard, Matthew S. (Sigma Theta Tau International, 2019-12-04)This episode we will be discussing bullying and incivility. The discussions will center around creating awareness of the issue and ways to create a safe and healthy working environment, regardless of the setting, where ... -
Conflict Resolution: From Policy to Procedure to Practice
Kennison, MonicaEven in healthy work environments, workplace conflict may affect nurses' morale, increase turnover and even result in litigation (Iglesias & Becerro, 2012. Moreover, high job satisfaction linked to lower conflict (Schwendimann ... -
The effects of an expressive writing self-help strategy among first year undergraduates
Kennison, Monica; Lamb, Connie; Ponder, Judy L.; Turner, Lisa (2018-06-08)This mixed methods study investigated the effects of an expressive writing intervention for first year undergraduates in a rural Appalachian liberal arts college. The impetus for the study came from data indicating incoming ... -
"I won't dance, don't ask me": Concerning why workplace bullying bystanders simply stand by
Dzurec, Laura Cox; Kennison, Monica (2017-07-25)Extending Cross's (1981) model addressing deterrents to adults' participation in continuing education, the investigators' purpose was to use hermeneutic analysis to identify dispositional,situational, and institutional ... -
'In the family way:' Linking dynamics from family of origin with subsequent workplace bullying experiences
Kennison, Monica (2016-07-13)Session presented on Friday, July 22, 2016: Purpose: Our early family experiences follow us throughout life, influencing our beliefs and values in the long term. As Heidegger intimated, we are our histories. In the context ... -
Journaling and enhanced mindfulness for post-traumatic growth: Early findings from workplace bullying intervention analysis
Dzurec, Laura Cox; Embree, Jennifer L.; Howard, Matthew S.; Kennison, MonicaIn this presentation, the investigators describe early findings of an online intervention study designed to facilitate change in participants’ emotional responses to bullying victimization. The intervention involved ... -
Maximizing history and circumstance to strengthen interventions to stem workplace bullying
Dzurec, Laura Cox; Kennison, Monica; Gillen, Patricia; Grube, Taylor L.; Francis, Mary; Schwartz, Rose R. (2016-03-17)Session presented on Monday, July 27, 2015: PatteRN of history and immediate circumstance that are recognizable as 'milieu' tend not only to describe context as it exists in its present state, but also to predict the ... -
A model for interrupting workplace bullying narratives’ confusing menace: Spotting and addressing bullies' ‘sticky’ storytelling
Dzurec, Laura Cox; Embree, Jennifer L.; Howard, Matthew S.; Kennison, MonicaWorkplace bullying is common in nursing education. This presentation offers an evidence-based model of bullying as emotionally-sticky storytelling. Abductively derived from a study of workplace bullying's influence on ... -
Responding when incivility arises in the workplace
Kennison, Monica; Dzurec, Laura Cox (2017-03-03)Session presented on Saturday, March 18, 2017: Almost a decade has passed since the Joint Commission issued a Sentinel Alert linking intimidating behaviors to medical errors, patient dissatisfaction, and adverse outcomes. ... -
Transformative leadership for true workplace collaboration: Strengthening workplace culture through attention to workplace bullying affronts
Dzurec, Laura Cox; Kennison, Monica (2017-03-03)Session presented on Saturday, March 18, 2017: Transformative leadership is governance devoted to change in individuals and in social systems. It emphasizes actions aimed simultaneously toward organizational effectiveness ... -
Using collaborative online international learning as effective pedagogy to teach rural nursing
Kennison, Monica; Turner, Lisa; Yatsushiro, Rika; Yamaguchi, Saori; Acdan, Naomi; Tanaka, Kazue; Baek, Hee ChongThis presentation discusses findings from a Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) program connecting undergraduate junior nursing students in their shared learning of rural nursing. COIL involved integration ... -
Using reflective writing as a nursing intervention: Review of the literature
Kennison, Monica (2014-11-17)Over twenty years ago in a groundbreaking study, participants who engaged in an expressive writing intervention about emotionally-laden experiences showed positive changes in health outcomes when compared with those in a ... -
Using reflective writing to transform learning in an international immersion experience
Kennison, Monica; Lamb, ConnieIn a 3-week health promotion in Ghana course faculty and students engaged in primary health care in community settings. This presentation describes the findings of a phenomenological analysis of studentsâ' final ...