The school nurse is a member of the school's student support team. The team is meeting with parents of one of the football players to discuss his increasingly aggressive behaviors. Which risk factors will the nurse be prepared to discuss?
Select all that apply.
1. Age
2. Ethnicity
3. Substance use
4. Parental occupation
5. History of head injury
Question 2
The nurse manager is providing education to staff regarding the prevention of workplace aggression. Which statement, made by a staff nurse, best displays that teaching has been effective?
1. Cyberbullying does not typically occur in the hospital environment.
2. Bullying may occur in social groups as well as professional groups.
3. Type IV aggression may occur if a staff member is injured by a patient.
4. Type I aggression may occur if a staff member is injured by another staff member.
Question 3
A patient presents for an annual physical. As the nurse conducts the assessment, which statement will suggest the patient is experiencing workplace bullying?
1. My manager has not given me a raise in over 10 years.
2. My manager criticizes my work all the time, despite the fact that my annual performance review is always positive.
3. My manager does not invite me to team meetings and I miss out on important information, affecting my annual performance review.
4. My manager does not provide any positive feedback on my work at all and my annual performance review remains unchanged.
Question 4
The nurse educator is presenting a review course on workplace safety and prevention of aggression. The nurse discusses the various types of workplace aggression.
Which action will the nurse manager recommend for nurses to take to prevent type I aggression while at work?
1. Recognize escalating anxiety in visitors and family members of patients.
2. Report to the charge nurse when a health care provider gets angry at the nurse.
3. Report to the charge nurse any threats that a colleague or peer makes to the nurse.
4. Have a security guard escort the nurse outside if it is dark when the nurse leaves.
of violence. Recognizing escalating anxiety in visitors and family members of patients is an appropriate intervention; however, this describes an intervention to prevent type II violence, not type I. Reporting threats from a peer or health care provider are appropriate interventions; however, these interventions best describe prevention against type III violence, not type I.
Question 5
The staff nurses at a local psychiatric unit are participating in a skills refresher day. The nurse manager is presenting information for the staff regarding the different types of workplace aggression.
What information will the nurse manager include in the teaching, when discussing prevention of the various types of workplace aggression?
1. Installing metal detectors at the hospital entrance may help to prevent type IV aggression
2. Promoting and establishing interpersonal relationships may help to prevent type III aggression
3. Improving the lighting in the parking lot of the hospital may help to prevent type II aggression
4. Limiting the number of visitors and family members in the hospital may help to prevent type I aggression
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