If a nurse routinely engages in negative criticism, gossip, and verbally abusive sarcasm when interacting with his or her coworkers, this nurse is committing which of the following?
A) Vertical violence
B) Bottom-up vertical violence
C) Overt lateral violence
D) Covert lateral violence

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Overt lateral violence involves direct, visible acts of aggression, such as negative criticism, gossip, and verbally abusive sarcasm among peers or coworkers, which is what the nurse's actions describe.

If a Nurse Routinely Engages in Negative Criticism, Gossip, and Verbally