• Mahboobeh Afzali, Jamileh Mokhtari Nouri, Abbas Ebadi, Seyyed Mohamad Khademolhoseyni, and Nahid Rejeh.
• Department of Nursing , Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Aja Nursing Faculty, Aja University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
• J Caring Sci. 2017 Sep 1; 6 (3): 237-247.

AbstractIntroduction: Disruptive behaviors are one of the most topics affecting the wellbeing of organizations, therefore, it has become a significant research area. The purpose of this study was to determine experiences and perceptions of nurses who were involved in disruptive behaviors. Methods: A qualitative study was conducted by using a conventional content analysis. The data was obtained through 15 unstructured and in-depth interviews with nurses in six hospitals of Tehran city, Iran. A purposive sampling method was used. All interviews were recorded, typed and analyzed simultaneously. Results: The main theme obtained from the nurses' views and experiences analysis about disruptive behaviors were injustice and discrimination in hospitals including injustice in payments, work division, interactions, and judgment and evaluations. Conclusion: It seems that the best way to prevent and correct the disruptive behaviors was to eliminate the perceived nurses' injustice feeling and establishment the justice and fairness in organizations.

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