Nurses pummelled daily
Aug 13th 2003, 6:39 am
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Nurses pummelled daily
PUNCHED, slapped, bitten, even threatened with weapons - that's life for nurses in NSW hospitals.
Shocking statistics on the level of violence used against health staff reveal there are, statistically, more than five physical assaults daily.
The first publicly released figures about the extent of the problem, obtained by The Daily Telegraph, paint a depressing picture of physical and verbal abuse against staff - mainly nurses.
There were almost 2000 incidents recorded by Sydney area health services in May and June this year alone - including 343 physical assaults.
The figures are likely to be a serious underestimate due to a culture of under-reporting.
There were also a staggering 1387 cases of offensive behaviour, including threats of violence and verbal abuse.
The shocking truth for nurses
Shocking statistics on the level of violence used against health staff reveal there are, statistically, more than five physical assaults daily.
The first publicly released figures about the extent of the problem, obtained by The Daily Telegraph, paint a depressing picture of physical and verbal abuse against staff - mainly nurses.
There were almost 2000 incidents recorded by Sydney area health services in May and June this year alone - including 343 physical assaults.
The figures are likely to be a serious underestimate due to a culture of under-reporting.
There were also a staggering 1387 cases of offensive behaviour, including threats of violence and verbal abuse.
The shocking truth for nurses
Aug 13th 2003, 6:53 am
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Re: Nurses pummelled daily
Originally posted by Pommie_Bastard
PUNCHED, slapped, bitten, even threatened with weapons - that's life for nurses in NSW hospitals.
Shocking statistics on the level of violence used against health staff reveal there are, statistically, more than five physical assaults daily.
The first publicly released figures about the extent of the problem, obtained by The Daily Telegraph, paint a depressing picture of physical and verbal abuse against staff - mainly nurses.
There were almost 2000 incidents recorded by Sydney area health services in May and June this year alone - including 343 physical assaults.
The figures are likely to be a serious underestimate due to a culture of under-reporting.
There were also a staggering 1387 cases of offensive behaviour, including threats of violence and verbal abuse.
The shocking truth for nurses
PUNCHED, slapped, bitten, even threatened with weapons - that's life for nurses in NSW hospitals.
Shocking statistics on the level of violence used against health staff reveal there are, statistically, more than five physical assaults daily.
The first publicly released figures about the extent of the problem, obtained by The Daily Telegraph, paint a depressing picture of physical and verbal abuse against staff - mainly nurses.
There were almost 2000 incidents recorded by Sydney area health services in May and June this year alone - including 343 physical assaults.
The figures are likely to be a serious underestimate due to a culture of under-reporting.
There were also a staggering 1387 cases of offensive behaviour, including threats of violence and verbal abuse.
The shocking truth for nurses
Aug 13th 2003, 7:19 am
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Re: Nurses pummelled daily
Originally posted by Pommie_Bastard
PUNCHED, slapped, bitten, even threatened with weapons - that's life for nurses in NSW hospitals.
PUNCHED, slapped, bitten, even threatened with weapons - that's life for nurses in NSW hospitals.
Aug 13th 2003, 7:23 am
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Re: Nurses pummelled daily
Originally posted by Florida_03
Oh fair go. Every staff meeting I've been to was like this...
Oh fair go. Every staff meeting I've been to was like this...
Aug 13th 2003, 7:26 am
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Re: Nurses pummelled daily
Originally posted by pommie bastard
Now keep your play time with office tarts out of this .
Now keep your play time with office tarts out of this .
