As Part of a Presentation on Health Care Workplace Violence

question 2

Multiple Choice

As part of a presentation on health care workplace violence, the speaker says, "Injuries to nurses from violent acts in the workplace are probably underreported." What rationale should the speaker offer for this statement?

• A) Nurses may not clearly understand what constitutes workplace violence.
• B) Nurses may be unaware of how to report violent actions.
• C) Nurses may feel that dealing with violence is an expected part of the job.
• D) Nurses may believe that reporting a violent act will mark them as a weak employee.
• E) Most violence against nurses is initiated by physicians, and nurses are afraid to report them.

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