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.
NURSE
The nurse assesses the patient's ability to use the walker correctly
A, A nurse is adding a medication to an IV line as a piggyback
Horizontal Drilling
Algorithm for assessing a patient at risk for self-directed violence.
The nurse begins the general survey