Further Reading

Deepen your knowledge and reinforce your learning of key topics with a selection of journal articles that support each chapter. Preceding each article is an annotation from the authors introducing its relevance for practice and revision.

Almost, J., Doran, D.M., McGillis Hall, L. and Spence Laschinger, H.K. (2010) Antecedents and consequences of intra-group conflict among nurses, Journal of Nursing Management, 18 (8): 981–992.

This concept analysis research article explores the notion of intra group conflict which is useful for understanding conflict in practice.

 

Brinkert, R. (2010) A literature review of conflict, causes, costs, benefits and interventions in nursing, Journal of Nursing Management, 18: 145–156.

This useful literature review of some key aspects relating to conflict in nursing

 

Al-Hamden, Z., Norrie, P. and Anthony, D. (2014) Conflict management styles of nurses in Jordan, Journal of Research in Nursing, 19 (1): 40–53.

This research paper identifies nurses in Jordan were most likely to prefer an integrating style of conflict management followed in rank order by compromising, obliging, dominating and avoiding.

 

Almost, J., Wolff, A.C., Stewart-Pyne, A., McCormick, L.G., Strachan, D. and D’Souza, C. (2016) Managing and mitigating conflict in healthcare teams: an integrative review, Journal of Advanced Nursing, 72 (7): 1490–1504. doi:10.1111/jan.12903

This in-depth paper reviews empirical studies and examines antecedents (sources, causes, predictors) in the management and mitigation of interpersonal conflict in healthcare.