Comments on: Healthcare violence

By: Sheila Wilson RN MPH

Sheila Wilson RN MPH — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 01:17:54 +0000

We at our hospital are really working together. We are using the team approach! WE have had team meetings every month,,, NUrses,risk management,administration,security,Police ,Human resourses and MNA (Mass.Nurses union) Working together has really helped. WE make out incident reports when we get verbally or physically assaulted. This way administration knows what is really happening. If we get injured we make out injury reports and if needed ,we take time off. We are also making out police reports and started going to court.We are seeing a difference. Keep up the good work Arizona

By: Ginger

Ginger — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 08:38:07 +0000

Here is Arizona a licensed professional can press charges against a patient that assaults them. I am a psych nurse, and being assaulted is something we are always leary of. All it takes is a second, you can be reading a BP and bam someone hits you. The drunk patient you had should have been checked for injuries (especially head) then shipped off to the drunk tank to sleep it off. Also, sometimes security needs to stay in the room for the nurse or doctors safety.

By: nichole

nichole — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 23:57:24 +0000

grammy this is sooo!im sorry for your experience and i love you very much!!

<3 Love, Nichole <3

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By: Jeanne

Jeanne — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 20:16:58 +0000

I congradulate you, Sheryl and Liz for the outstanding job you are all doing.

Your organization will make a hugh impact with making it aware of the violence that health care givers have to endure.

Wish you all much success and let me know what I can do to help.

Jeanne White

By: Kathy

Kathy — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 20:07:42 +0000

I’m so sorry to hear that you and all healthcare workers have to deal with such an issue, that is not your JOB and you shouldn’t have to have that always on your mind, I have seen your website and it is very nice, Keep up the great work.

By: Jamie

Jamie — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:24:35 +0000

Sheila, it is so disturbing that you and your colleagues have suffered from violence in the workplace. It’s wonderful that you and your 2 colleagues have formed the organization (Stop Healthcare Violence) to try to bring more awareness to this critical issue.

By: Sean

Sean — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:08:36 +0000

Sheila, so sorry to hear about this experience. It saddens me to think we have to ‘prepare’ for these instances on a daily basis.
Thanks for the information!