An important role of the human resources department in limiting workplace violence is:
a. allowing the local police force to control violence within the facility.
b. delegating the control of workplace vi-olence to individual unit managers.
c. developing comprehensive violence pre-vention policies and procedures.
d. empowering each nurse to assess each situation and react accordingly.
C
Human resource management policies addressing hiring, discipline, counseling, training, threat assessment, threat management, and reporting are essential for the prevention and/or mitigation of violence from current or former workers in health care organizations.
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