Patient Stabs 2 Nurses with Medical Scissors at Ellis Hospital
Nurses are demanding officials reexamine security policies after the patient, who is a convicted felon and well-known to staff, was placed on an open unit.
Nurses are demanding officials reexamine security policies after the patient, who is a convicted felon and well-known to staff, was placed on an open unit.
As of May 2018, 10 states have recommended the use of plain language for hospital emergencies as there are inconsistencies in code denotations.
Before punching a girl at Garden City Hospital, the man was caught on camera attacking a teen at Beaumont Hospital last year.
The woman, who is a patient at Lancaster General Hospital, took a 4-year-old child from her mother and attacked a responding security officer.
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.
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