title: Nurse Managers Speak Out About Disruptive Nurse-to-Nurse Relationships.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study is to explore nurse managers' (NMs') perceptions regarding disruptive nurse-to-nurse relationships.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Nurse managers play a pivotal role in creating and sustaining healthy practice environments. They must understand how to recognize and confront disruptive nurse relationships that can threaten the health of their units.
  
  
  METHODS
  A qualitative study design using researcher-participant interviews of 13 NMs from 5 institutions provided data regarding NMs' views on nurse relationships.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Nurse managers reported how they became aware of disruptive nurse relationships, their strategies for dealing with those relationships, and the impact that confronting disruptive relationships had on them personally.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Findings can be helpful to NMs who are faced with addressing disruptive nurse-to-nurse relationships as they endeavor to create and sustain healthy work environments.
authors.affiliation: Author Affiliations: Professor (Dr Moore), Faculty (Dr Sublett and Ms Leahy), School of Nursing, Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio.
authors.forename: Linda Weaver
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: Cynthia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sublett
authors.forename: Cathy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Leahy
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D009718:Nurse Administrators