There is an unfortunate saying that "nurses eat their young," meaning that new nurses are not mentored well and experience bullying. Skim the article, "Quick Safety 24: Bullying Has No Place in health Care"Links to an external site., to learn more about this problem. The article does not list supportive scheduling policies as a way to prevent bullying of new nurses. Think about the importance of scheduling policies for new employees to ensure they are getting the support and mentorship they need in real-time. Original post: Have you seen examples of bullying behavior of new employees in your own organization? How do your organization's scheduling policies support mentorship of new employees? How could these scheduling policies be improved