comnursehelper

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1. Community Nurse Safety

   comnursehelper replied to comnursehelper's topic in Canada

   We are aware of that, many are forced to not get a union for fear they will be fired or lose a contract if they do unionize. She's putting out feelers to find out from them what they know. If they can't help by pushing legislation in the right direc...

2. Community Nurse Safety

   comnursehelper replied to comnursehelper's topic in Canada

   Update: Our local MPP is on board. She will be addressing union leaders and working towards a solution to keep workers safe. I am tasked with getting more stats and information from different areas. Dishes... in her workplace and others no such trai...

3. Community Nurse Safety

   comnursehelper replied to comnursehelper's topic in Canada

   Actually it's funny how this thread has gone. Yes as a matter of fact is is a problem in agencies, which is why we are meeting with the MP. My significant other is a community nurse and faced an assault in a home, after asking around, it is a larger ...

4. Community Nurse Safety

   comnursehelper replied to comnursehelper's topic in Canada

   Yes they do, risk assessments on a corporate level, but not so much on a private individual level. Usually if a risk assessment is done on a patient, it's only the patient and not potentially the situation. If the patients family happens to be violen...

5. Community Nurse Safety

   comnursehelper posted a topic in Canada

   I have a meeting with an Ontario MPP in regards to community nursing safety in Ontario. Myself and a friend who is a nurse are hoping to have legislation enacted that requires employers to provide personal safety alarms for all of their employees. C...