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Nurse Shot in Nursing Home!

by Truth66 Aug 4, '09 | 2,206 Views | 6 Comments

  1. 0 I just came across a recent scary article of a senior allegedly shooting a nurse in a Nursing Home. As scary as the shooting it self may be, what's even more scary is the comment from police that stated that the alleged shooter may well be within his rights to possess a firearm.

    http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/st...e-laubade.html

    Are Patients/Residents allowed to possess a firearm, or any other weapon where you work?
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  3. Visit chicookie profile page
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    Aug 4, '09 by chicookie
    That is scary.
    It does make sense though what the officer said. i don't agree with it though. It shouldn't be allowed, I think in that kind of setting.
  4. Visit Boog'sCRRN246 profile page
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    Aug 4, '09 by Boog'sCRRN246
    He may be within his rights to own a gun, but owning it and using it are two different things! Yikes!
  5. Visit oramar profile page
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    Aug 4, '09 by oramar
    It is not for sure whether he owned the gun legally or not. However, there is nothing to stop these institutions from having a "NO GUN" policy. Before you sign on the line to be admitted you should be informed. If you object then you can go somewhere else for care.
    Last edit by oramar on Aug 4, '09
  6. Visit Ruby Vee profile page
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    Aug 4, '09 by Ruby Vee, BSN, RN
    whether or not he had the gun legally, i hope by now his right to bear arms has been revoked!
  7. Visit noni06 profile page
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    Aug 4, '09 by noni06
    A confused and hostile senior has the right to own a gun? Really... There is something really wrong the law makers in this country!
  8. Visit Moogie profile page
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    Aug 4, '09 by Moogie
    I agree completely that a confused, hostile person living in any sort of facility should not have a gun. Having said that, please keep in mind that in the hands of some of these folks, ANYTHING can become a weapon. I've heard of someone whipping a nurse with a gait belt, stabbing a CNA with a fork, throwing the footrests from a wheelchair at a CNA. I was once hit by a plastic drinking glass and ended up in the emergency room.

    I've never worked in a LTC that hired security personnel but I think, even in small facilities, it would be wise to have someone immediately available.
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