Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario

Nursing Professional / Regulatory Recommendations

Nursing Professional / Regulatory Recommendations

7.1 Professional, regulatory and union bodies for Health-care professionals should:

  • Educate all Health-care professionals regarding the management and mitigation of conflict in Health-care teams; Develop competency standards for managers and leaders that clearly reference and prioritize conflict management;
  • Incorporate conflict management and mitigation in all applicable policies, standards, guidelines and educational resources;
  • Minimize role ambiguity by creating standards that clearly define and distinguish roles and responsibilities of various Health-care professionals;
  • Collaborate with policy makers to ensure priority and funding is dedicated to conflict research and interventions to support conflict mitigation and management in all Health-care settings;
  • Partner with Health-care and academic organizations to evaluate applicable policies, standards, guidelines and educational resources; and
  • Advocate for research standards, accreditation, education, policies and resources to address conflict in the workplace.

 

Healthy Work Environment
Managing and Mitigating Conflict in Health-care Teams
Healthy Work Environment Recommendations