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Evvie72

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on: Jul 7, 2018
An external factor that affects violence in hospitals is the ____.
 
  a. Availability of handguns
  b. Growing acceptance of drug use by health professionals
  c. Inability of facilities to screen employees properly
  d. Increasing number of patients with mental illness

Question 2

Which of the following ratios most accurately reflects the rate of workplace violence in nursing and personal care facilities to the rate of workplace violence in private industry?
 
  a. 2:1
  b. 4:1
  c. 8:1
  d. 12:1


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ryansturges

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Reply #1 on: Jul 7, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Violence in hospitals is caused by a combination of internal and external factors. External condi-tions include the availability of handguns.

Answer to Question 2

D
The Department of Labor has reported a rate of workplace violence of 38 per 10,000 workers for nursing and personal care facilities compared with a rate of 3 per 10,000 workers in private in-dustry.


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Reply 2 on: Jul 7, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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