“…When patients' disease states or clinical conditions include delirium, substance intoxication, brain injury, and psychiatric disorders, WPV may be viewed as inevitable or more acceptable. Furthermore, nurses and other healthcare providers may not report instances of WPV because they expect it and feel that reporting the assault will not bring change (Korsvold & Thomassen, 2018; Kvas & Seljak, 2014; Sato et al, 2013). Culture change is needed to improve reporting and also support frontline staff.…”