A Newly Formed Task Force Is Addressing the Prevention of Violence

question 14

Multiple Choice

A newly formed task force is addressing the prevention of violence in the health care organization. Which group of employees is most likely to experience violence?

• A) Private practice physicians
• B) Nurses working in a geriatric unit
• C) Nurses working in a pediatric clinic
• D) Nurses whose work space includes large waiting rooms
• E) Technicians working in the medical laboratory

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Definitions:

International Rendition

The practice of transferring a person from one country to another, bypassing the legal extradition process, often for the purpose of interrogation or detention without formal charges.

Guantanamo Bay

A U.S. military prison located at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba, known for detaining suspected terrorists outside the continental United States and for controversies regarding the treatment of detainees.

Interrogation Involving Torture

The practice of using physical or psychological pain and distress as a method to extract information or confessions during questioning.

Ticking Bomb Scenario

A hypothetical situation used in discussions on the ethics of torture and coercive interrogation, involving an imminent threat like a bomb set to go off.