Mass. ER Nurse Attacked by Patient in Police Custody
The nurse is speaking out about violence against nurses, which he says has been on the rise during the coronavirus pandemic.
The nurse is speaking out about violence against nurses, which he says has been on the rise during the coronavirus pandemic.
Staff say the nurse entered a COVID patient’s room while only wearing a surgical mask and was in the room for at least 30 minutes.
A year before the shooting, employees said they asked administrators to provide better protection in parking areas but nothing was done.
Data collected on 177 healthcare workers who died from the virus shows 62% were people of color and 30.5% were born outside the U.S.
With many hospitals overwhelmed by the coronavirus pandemic, it is important not to let basic hospital security protocols fall by the wayside.
However, the death toll of healthcare workers from COVID-19 is most likely higher.
Following healthcare security industry guidelines, providing training and developing threat assessment teams are just some of the ways you can protect your hospital’s ED.
One California hospital is only admitting COVID-19 patients after much of its staff tested positive for the virus while a Texas children’s hospital is now treating adults.
The woman told police that her estranged husband showed up to her place of work and wanted to talk to her boyfriend, who also worked there.
The man was denied visitation with his wife, who was a patient at the Florida hospital, due to coronavirus restrictions.
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