Delnor Hospital Nurse Receives $7.2M in Hostage Lawsuit Settlement
Three other nurses filed additional lawsuits against Kane County and received settlement money, bringing the total amount to $7.9 million.
Three other nurses filed additional lawsuits against Kane County and received settlement money, bringing the total amount to $7.9 million.
Implementing certain policies and procedures at your hospital can make a big impact on workplace violence prevention efforts.
The guideline was released to help hospitals proactively identify and manage threats of violence.
The measure follows years of the union pushing for better hospital security and nurse training.
In September, a man shot and killed his elderly mother who was staying in the intensive care unit at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.
One informal workplace violence survey found that one in three nurses were kicked or hit.
The poll found 68 percent have experienced at least one incident of violence in the past year while 20 percent have experienced nine or more.
The nurse plans to donate part of the money to a local nurses union and to help people obtain body camera footage of incidents involving themselves.
Detective Jeff Payne plans to appeal the decision.
Additional metal detectors, security cameras and panic buttons have been installed throughout the hospital after the near-fatal stabbing of an ER nurse.
In this webinar, attendees will learn the observable behaviors people exhibit as they head down a path of violence so we can help prevent the preventable.
This discussion will help participants analyze, understand, and assess their own program effectiveness.