A newly formed task force is addressing the prevention of violence in the health care organization

Question

Which group of employees is most likely to experience violence? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. Private practice physicians
2. Nurses working in a geriatric unit
3. Nurses working in a pediatric clinic
4. Nurses whose work space includes large waiting rooms
5. Technicians working in the medical laboratory

Answer 1

2,4
Rationale 1: Physicians in private practice can control their practice environment. Physicians are not in the group that experiences the most violence.
Rationale 2: Geriatric units are among the sites in which violence is most likely to occur.
Rationale 3: Clinics are among the sites in which violence is least likely to occur.
Rationale 4: Waiting rooms are among the most common sites of health care violence.
Rationale 5: Medical laboratories are isolated areas and are not among the places where health care violence commonly occurs.
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