A nurse complains to the supervisor that horizontal violence ...

[Wadzanai]

A nurse complains to the supervisor that horizontal violence (bullying) is occurring on the unit. The nurse most likely indicates to the supervisor that which of the following was occurring on the unit? Select all that apply.
 
  a. Intimidation d. Faultfinding
  b. Verbal abuse e. Support
  c. Camaraderie f. Elitist attitude

Question 2

The nurses on your unit are developing a vision statement that will be consistent with the vision statement of the organization. The unit vision statement would include which of the following elements? Select all that apply.
 
  a. It is written down.
  b. It is written in present tense, using action words, as though it were already accomplished.
  c. It includes the unit's policies related to patient care and staff behavior.
  d. It covers a variety of activities and spans broad time frames.
  e. It balances the needs of providers, patients, and the environment. This balance anchorsthe vision to reality.
 f. It states the procedures to be used when providing safe, effective care.

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Answer to Question 1

A, B, D, F
Horizontal violence (HV), also known as bullying, is described as aggressive behavior towards
individuals or group members by others (Hastie, 2002). It is a little-known phenomenon that recent
evidence demonstrates is prevalent in the workplace of practicing Registered Nurses. Horizontal
violence contributes to nursing turnover and undermines a culture of professional nursing practice.
Examples of HV include acts of unkindness, dishonesty, and divisiveness such as gossip, verbal abuse,
intimidation, sarcasm, elitist attitudes and faultfinding. It is often said that nurses eat their young..

Answer to Question 2

A, B, D, E
The unit's vision statement would include the following elements: It is written down, It is written
in present tense, using action words, as though it were already accomplished, It covers a variety of
activities and spans broad time frames, and It balances the needs of providers, patients, and the
environment. This balance anchors the vision to reality.. The vision statement does not include
policies or procedures; they would most likely be found in the policy and procedure manual.

[Wadzanai]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[Liddy]

Excellent