An ICU manager is investigating a complaint by a night shift staff nurse who states a client?s family member was violent toward her
The manager learns from the nurse a male visitor challenged the nurse such that she was confined against a wall and encountered verbal accusations. The manager informs the HR (human resources) director of an act of: 1. Disgruntled family members.
2. Violence.
3. Battery.
4. Physical attacks against an employee.
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Explanation: 1. Workplace violence is any violent act directed toward persons at work. Violence includes:
threatening actions, verbal or written threats, physical attacks, and/or violent assaults.
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