When staff nurses ignore a patient's verbal threats or acts of intimidation, ____
a. A greater number of patients return to the facility for care
b. Staff nurses report increased job satisfaction
c. The patient receives exposure to a positive role model
d. Violence escalates
D
The toleration of hostile or threatening behavior can result in escalation that results in physical harm (Hoag-Apel, 1999).
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