title: Nursing faculty: a vulnerable population.
abstract: Nursing faculty are seldom viewed as a vulnerable population, yet those who teach nursing are susceptible to physical, psychological, and emotional harm from students, peers, and administrators. Such harm can arise from uncivil or dangerous encounters with students, horizontal violence from colleagues, and abuse of power by administrators. Although faculty vulnerability is a serious issue, strategies exist that can minimize the problem.
authors.affiliation: Cedar Crest College, Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: Nancy Kelly
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: DalPezzo
authors.forename: Katherine Talley
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Jett
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005181:Faculty, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006791:Hostility; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D016272:Occupational Health; D015279:Organizational Culture; D010379:Peer Group; D011209:Power, Psychological; D012579:Schools, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D012919:Social Behavior; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology; D014754:Violence / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D035862:Vulnerable Populations / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data