Nurse Stabbed

Nursing has always been a job with risk associated. We come across a wide range of individuals. Many with mental health problems. I was once assaulted by a patient. I was "King hit" on the back of the head. BOY! It hurt! Hmmmmm... maybe THAT'S why I have memory loss now!!!???!!! LOL

I hope this nurse recovers soon.

I agree we certainly see a cross section of the community, the good, the bad and the very, very ugly! Nurses are perceived to be soft targets for offenders. There is little to no consequence for the offender if a nurse is assaulted. Nurses and health care facilites need to come down hard on the offenders. This includes criminal and civil action taken with the support of the employer. The nurse should also take out a restraining order against the assailant as well. Without consequence for the offender there can be no change to their behaviour and the cycle will continue. My thoughts are with that poor nurse as well.

Have you ever been assaulted at work?

I agree we certainly see a cross section of the community, the good, the bad and the very, very ugly! Nurses are perceived to be soft targets for offenders. There is little to no consequence for the offender if a nurse is assaulted. Nurses and health care facilites need to come down hard on the offenders. This includes criminal and civil action taken with the support of the employer. The nurse should also take out a restraining order against the assailant as well. Without consequence for the offender there can be no change to their behaviour and the cycle will continue. My thoughts are with that poor nurse as well.

Mine too - and the family of the nurse as well.

And it would help if hospitals would support their nurses as well; not by just asking us to fill out more paperwork.

I'm currently on clinical with a Crisis Assessment Treatement Team for mental health, they've told me some real horror stories - like how just recently a person suspected of murder sat outside the inpatient unit with a cross bow and planned to shoot at the nurses coming out - they're still on the run.

As it is, I was told by many a mental health nurse, and my lecturers, that you have a higher likihood of being assulted in the A&E as opposed to in a mental health setting.

I pray she heals both physically and mentally.