Abstract:
Background: Bullying is still a troubling issue in the nursing profession. In the clinical setting, nursing students may confront bullying. The study aimed to identify pediatric nursing students' experience of bullying behavior in clinical settings. Method: A descriptive research design was used, The study was done at Faculty of Nursing, Assuit University with a representative sample of all third-year undergraduate nursing students enrolled in the pediatric nursing courses. Tool of data collection: Self-administered tool was used to recognize experience of bullying among nursing students. Results: The result indicates that bullying occurs among nursing students, the most severe forms of bullying, less than half of pediatric nursing students were exposed to spreading malicious rumors and cursing or swearing. Bullying influences pupils, resulting in educational failure, and differences with statistical significance have been established between bullying methods and the effect of bullying on students. Conclusion: Bullying was an issue among nursing students, resulting in a scary and frustrating educational environment. Recommendations: Faculty staff and students more aware of bullying behavior if it is taught in the curriculum through professional behavior courses. Keywords: Bullying behavior, Clinical settings & Pediatric nursing student's experience