Toxic Nursing is a comprehensive, erudite, insightful, and evidence-based addition to the existing nursing literature vis-a-vis the bullying, incivility, and disruptive behaviors that compromise patient care, weaken team cohesion and collaboration, and drive nurse attrition from our beleaguered yet crucial profession. Dr. Dellasaga and her esteemed commentators make an impassioned and convincing case for the transformation of workplace culture within the healthcare ecosystem. Woe to those of us who fail to listen. Keith Carlson, BSN, RN, NC-BC Nurse career coach, podcaster, writer, and speaker –Keith Carlson

Cheryl Dellasega, PhD, RN, CRNP, is a Professor in the Department of Humanities at the Penn State College of Medicine and a nursing research consultant to Penn State Health. She obtained her RN at Lancaster General Hospital, her BSN at Millersville State University, her MS and CRNP at the University of Delaware, her PhD from Temple University, and her MFA from Rosemont College. She is the award-winning author of the nonfiction books Surviving Ophelia, Girl Wars, Mean Girls Grown Up, The Starving Family, Forced to Be Family, and When Nurses Hurt Nurses, now in its second edition. Her current clinical work is with adolescent girls through her programs Club and Camp Ophelia. Her research on geriatric nursing, psychosocial aspects of health, and relational aggression has been widely published and presented to international audiences.