When you thought it was patients you needed to watch...

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Pixie.RN said:
I would have kicked him in the jewels, repeatedly. Holy crow, I am stunned by this! How awful for that nurse. He needs incarceration or therapy. Both. Incarcertherapy. You lay hands on me and I am going full ginger-snap.

This was my first thought when I read the article. All professionalism aside, I plan on going home in one piece after every shift!

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Specializes in LTC.

This is indeed bizarre...

My great grandfather was an anesthesiologist and apparently drank like a fish (and from everything I've ever heard about him, was not a nice person overall), but he never strangled anyone. ;)

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Specializes in Wound care; CMSRN.

There's more to this than meets the eye. The disinhibition and the physicians detached awareness of his own disinhibited state (no intent) are striking. This guy is genuinely dangerous. And nobody called security or had this guy pee in a cup or try to get a blood sample. SMH.

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HeySis said:
In the first articles it says he was escorted, but later people that were there (including a patient that videoed it on their phone) spoke with Dog MD and he reported that the anesthesiologist just walked away and left... that the admins didn't even find out about it until the next day.

I find that disturbing.. that no-one on the unit felt it should be reported... or maybe they didn't think reporting it would make a difference... either way the culture is showing here.

Disturbing, but not really surprising.

Zero tolerance for violence. We need a true just culture.

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Specializes in Trauma, Teaching.

"Ryan's sentence includes a three-year deferred judgment on the felony count and three years probation on the misdemeanor count, as well as 100 hours of community service, mental health treatment and anger management therapy, according to the DA's office. " from the article above, posted by AutumnLeaves.

This isn't enough in my opinion..... The person who bit me & left a scar, (felony in my state), got probation if would enter rehab, etc. Didn't happen and still didn't go to jail that I could see.... I saw the name in the inmates list for years, getting arrested for one thing and another. When are the courts going to follow up with protecting us? We finally get the laws on the books, but no one seems to take it seriously.

(eta: community service? this jerk attacks people and you want him out in the community "serving"? AUGGHH!)

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Specializes in ICU, LTACH, Internal Medicine.

"he retired immediately..."

So what? Move to another state, reinstate license, welcome back to work. Mental health eval can be done by one chap I know. Unless there were drugs involved, everything is just fine.

I truly hope the nurse will be able to file for personal damages and win big.

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Specializes in Psych, Corrections, Med-Surg, Ambulatory.
On 11/20/2018 at 12:22 PM, Tommy5677 said:

So, let me get this straight. The physician was escorted from the property and his privileges revoked. So, when did calling the police happen in all of this and who actually called them? Judging from the article the hospital didn't do it and it should've been their responsibility. This person should've been arrested for felony assault on the spot. He should have been removed from the hospital in handcuffs. It's bad enough that nurses are under constant threat from patients and families but they shouldn't even have to think about it from a coworker. I find the whole situation appalling. I don't care if this person has no criminal record. He needs to do time. This is far more serious than simple assault. This is actually attempted murder.

Exactly. If he has a "mitigating" medical condition that's for a jury to sort out. He should not get a pass. The police needed be called and the legal system needed to be involved.

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Specializes in Med/Surg, LTACH, LTC, Home Health.
22 hours ago, TriciaJ said:

Exactly. If he has a "mitigating" medical condition that's for a jury to sort out. He should not get a pass. The police needed be called and the legal system needed to be involved.

https://www.MSN.com/en-us/news/crime/colorado-doctor-who-choked-nurse-in-front-of-patients-sentenced-to-30-days-in-jail/ar-BB15SB1m?ocid=spartanntp

According to this article posted by AutumnLeaves, the nurse called police later on that same night.

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