Nurses eat their young is a well known phrase in nursing eg bartholomew 2006 king jones 2011roberts 1983 the phrase implies that that experienced nurses do not treat their new . But the truth is nurses are hurting each other long hours difficult physicians and the emotional demands of the job can take their toll and cause nurses of all ages to act hostile toward one another begin your intervention with ending nurse to nurse hostility why nurses eat their young and each other. Ending nurse to nurse hostility second edition ebook why nurses eat their young and each other kathleen bartholomew rn mn the only book the ana recommends to end hostility in the workplace the first and most respected book showing nurses both new and experienced how to build a better workplace by facing and overcoming horizontal hostility is now updated. Tim porter ogrady edd aprn faan nationally respected expert begin your intervention with ending nurse to nurse hostility why nurses eat their young and each other researchers report that verbal abuse contributes to up to 24 of staff turnover and 42 of nurse administrator turnover. Begin your intervention with ending nurse to nurse hostility why nurses eat their young and each other researchers report that verbal abuse contributes to up to 24 of staff turnover and 42 of nurse administrator turnoverto make matters worse studies indicate that approximately 60 of newly registered nurses leave their first position within six months because of some form of horizontal