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1. Visitor Assaults ER RN

   PalmettoRN replied to PalmettoRN's topic in Emergency

   Thank you Ann, that is good advice. And I am sticking to my guns thus far. It is just a bad situation but one I wish to prevail in. I don't get the lack of support from the administration but....I guess that is why I have never been an administrat...

2. Visitor Assaults ER RN

   PalmettoRN replied to PalmettoRN's topic in Emergency

   Thanks a bunch, I appreciate your support. I agree, what if the lawyer were punched. You know what would happen then. That is why I feel so strongly about this. The ER is a caustic enough environment as is. Don't need folks beating us up. We get ...

3. Visitor Assaults ER RN

   PalmettoRN replied to PalmettoRN's topic in Emergency

   My guess is ...because there was no "real" harm it will be placed in the misdemeanor section. However, I will continue with the charges and if the hospital wishes to somehow encourage me not to continue...they might be up for a lawsuit as well. And ...

4. Visitor Assaults ER RN

   PalmettoRN replied to PalmettoRN's topic in Emergency

   The pt's daughter went ahead and punched me in the shoulder. She went for my face one time but missed. Then hit my shoulder. I'm a big guy so I was not really hurt. Police says it will be argued as a misdeameanor. This troubles me. I went to sch...

5. Visitor Assaults ER RN

   PalmettoRN replied to PalmettoRN's topic in Emergency

   And that is what I generally did. I told the pt. to leave the ER. She started to, slowly, then her husband started to yell at me and I told him to leave at the ER. I then had a co worker call 911. 10 minutes later I filed charges against the visi...

6. Visitor Assaults ER RN

   PalmettoRN posted a topic in Emergency

   What would you do? A visitor of a patient in the ER assaults an RN without being provoked. What should that ER RN do?