Hostility

Non-verbal gestures including facial gestures

Invasion of personal space

Tone of voice

Social isolation

Not speaking or speaking with aggressive tone

Diminishing the power of bullying

Calling the nurse names

Placing blame on the nurse and/or referring nurse to workplace counselors

Harassment

Demeaning, treating “different” than the majority of other nurses

Excessively critical

Continual reminder of mistakes/errors

Intolerant

Impatient

Intimidation

Making false accusations

Yelling, shouting, using profanity

Gossip

Rumors aimed at turning others against the individual

Public humiliation

Condescending

Spreading lies, being deceptive

Vindictive

Punishing

Hinting the nurse should transfer or quit

Continual public verbal attacks

Excluding the nurse from unit based/work based activities

Withholding pertinent information from the nurse

Excluding from professional/social networking opportunities that apply to work

Ignoring/undervaluing/belittling the nurse’s work

Defaming and/or falsely attacking the nurse’s skill level and/or reputation

Excessive teasing which can lead to cruelty

Questioning the nurse’s competency

Excessive sarcasm

Public humiliation which could include destruction of personal property