Texas Womans University

Houston J. and Florence A. Doswell College of Nursing

Institute of Health Sciences Dallas Center
Nurs 4803 The Nursing Leadership and Management Experience
Direct Violent Behaviors

Indirect Violent Behaviors

Belittling statement

Employing coercive techniques

Confrontational statement

Failing to listen to another person

Correcting someone in front of others

Gossiping

Creating conflict
Cruel acts/displaying outrage behaviors

Inflicting the silent treatment

Deflating statement

Ostracizing someone from activities or

conversation

Disrespectful/hurtful/insulting comment

Passive/undermining behaviors

Controlling or preventing an act

Refusing to acknowledge someone

Hostile behavior

Rolling the eyes

Insensitive/sarcastic comment
Interrupting conversation
Power play/bullying behavior
Pressure to act in a particular manner
Pressuring/threatening/coercing a person
Roughness/striking a person
Rude statement
Sexual harassment
Throwing/slamming object

Sabotaging someone
Shrugging the shoulders
Sighing/groaning
Tapping the fingers while someone is
talking
Turning away or avoiding someone
Using someone as a scapegoat
Withholding important information

Uncooperative behavior
Verbal arguing
Yelling/whispering/whining
Thomas, C.M. (2010). Teaching nursing students and newly registered nurses
strategies to deal with
violent behaviors in the professional practice environment. The Journal of
Continuing Education in
Nursing , 41(7), 299-308.