Roper St. Francis Considers Employing Armed Police Officers
After a man used an officer’s taser and injured a nurse, the hospital is now considering employing police officers who can carry weapons.
After a man used an officer’s taser and injured a nurse, the hospital is now considering employing police officers who can carry weapons.
In three months, the security dog has answered over 300 calls, found illegal drugs 76 times and de-escalated close to 80 potentially abusive situations.
According to police, the baby’s mother and her boyfriend admitted to strangling the baby because they didn’t want to keep him.
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recommends healthcare professionals following these eight practices to protect themselves.
Although 75% of all workplace assaults occur in healthcare settings, only 30% of nurses and 26% of physicians have reported workplace violence incidents.
Witnesses said the patient was becoming combative as hospital workers attempted to restrain him at Roper St. Francis Hospital.
The latest IAHSS stats highlight both positive and negative trends in hospital crime and include data on ransomware attacks for the first time.
A patient was being treated for a drug overdose at the Hawaii hospital when he grabbed a nurse and held a knife to her throat.
Authorities were aware the patient was unstable and had a gun when a woman reported him to the police 17 hours before he shot a hospital employee.
When staff found the patient in his room, a gun was on his lap and a bag delivered by a visitor was on the floor next to him.
This webinar will inform participants what compassion fatigue is and what factors lead to it.
Campus facilities operations teams are often faced with unforeseen occurrences associated with the recovery of an emergency. Is your campus prepared?
