So sorry to hear your story BB :angryfire I really do think it's time health workers took matters into their own hands if they get no support from management. I think staff are probably not backed up by management because they know we'll quietly ta...
Hi And thanks for all replies (and welcomes :) so far). Safewaygreenbox (good name!!) Everything I say about fighting back is as a last resort. The "hit first" scenario is, for instance, someone running at you out of the blue who looks as if he,...
Many thanks for the speedy replies. I wonder if what it needs is a nurse - hopefully not me :) - to be suspended for defending themselves and them taking it right to the top (European Court of Human Rights or what have you). I fully understand...
First time poster. Hi. I'm a mature student about to start training as a nurse, and the incidence of violence from patients/families/visitors/chavs has started to bother me lately. I'm most definitely not a violent person, but neither am I a turn th...