Nurse dies after assault at job. She finished her shift first.

[missmollie]

Something has got to give. A nurse in Louisiana was attacked at work, finished her shift, went to the ER the next night. Sent home. Dead a few days later from a blood clot. Patient abuse of nurses is not a right. Here's just another story of a nurse being attacked.

http://www.ksla.com/2019/04/15/baton-rouge-nurse-dies-days-after-attack-by-patient/?fbclid=IwAR2JHJJYDVnAyYxlxuK3RKtUmtw1CoJUc9M-gToOBxA7qidFYBak5wXExGY

[NoelGervais]

On 4/16/2019 at 2:49 PM, SmilingBluEyes said:

WHY in blue blazes is this tolerated? So I am frustrated cause my cable guy decided to show up 8 hours late. Should I slap him? The waitress at my favorite restaurant did not refill my drink in a timely manner. Maybe I should punch her lights out? The ER clerk was rude when I came for a sprained ankle, telling me I would have to wait 8 hours cause there were criticals ahead of me. Maybe I pick up the phone and hit him in the face? I was treated poorly at the driver's licensing office......BAM take out a gun and threaten him for what I was subjected to?

I am understandably upset in the above cases---- so justified? Not even close.

WHO ELSE tolerates this garbage? Who else is expected to tolerate and work through the worst kind of abuse? Pressing charges for assault. Nice, except the nurse/doctor/ancillary staff member who does this faces recrimination from adminstration. Bull feces.

People are sick. That does not give them or their families a free pass. In times past, nurses were respected (forget "trusted" whatever that really means). This kind of thing never would fly in those days. Doctors were respected, too. They suffer abuse as well. As do lab personnel, CNA's, care partners, volunteers, pharmacy staff (a pharmacy tech was killed not long ago)....it's disgusting and if there is no shortage of nurses now, just wait.

My daughter decided against a career in nursing because as a tech she saw what we are subjected to. I don't blame her and won't stand in her way. I don't want this for her.

Z-Dogg says it all: IT MUST STOP NOW. This nurse DIED. When does it end? Maybe when class action lawsuits succeed and they get hit where it hurts.....for them anyhow....in the pocketbook. ENOUGH already.

Very well said!

[FullGlass, BSN, MSN, NP]

This is so sad and maddening:

https://www.medpagetoday.com/blogs/zdoggmd/79299?xid=nl_popmed_2020-01-01&eun=g1152089d0r&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=MostRead2019_010120&utm_content=B&utm_term=NL_Gen_Int_PopMedicine_Active

[allnurses Admin Team]

Topics merged.

[Megarline, CNA]

If mental health is an issue, there is a psych ward. Therefore, it makes sense to institutionalize people appropriately when they pose threats to themselves or others, not free them and damage more people.