"Over my years in nursing, I've witnessed firsthand how things like personality differences and personal stressors can cause conflict among nurses on a team and the negative impacts these conflicts can have. If two of my theatre nurses were having a workplace conflict in my time as a Band 7 theatre nurse here, I would be very direct and involved in ensuring that the conflict was discussed and settled with a compromise moving forward. I never hesitate to have these difficult conversations and think it's most important to ensure that things are talked through. I know that all nurses are passionate about their work and this passion leads to conflict at times. But what's most important is refocusing that passion on the patients, who truly are the ones that matter in the work that we do."
