Breaking the Silence: Confronting Bullying and Incivility in Healthcare

In this powerful and eye-opening episode, host Dr. Robin Geiger sits down with Dr. Renee Thompson, DNP, RN, FAAN, CSP renowned nurse leader and founder of the Healthy Workforce Institute, to confront one of the most damaging and under-addressed issues in healthcare: bullying and incivility in the nursing profession. Through candid and insightful conversation, Dr. Thompson shares how years of normalization and silence around toxic behavior have created environments where nurses suffer in isolation—and patients can be impacted in devastating ways. Listeners will learn how bullying often hides behind passive aggression, hierarchy, and outdated cultural norms, and why stopping it requires not just awareness, but organizational accountability and leadership courage.With real stories, practical interventions, and a call to action for healthcare leaders, this episode sheds light on the true cost of incivility—and the path toward a healthier, more respectful workforce.