A double blow
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A UK nurse who suffered a wrist injury due to violence from a patient is taking the Wellhouse NHS Trust to court. She alleges that the trust failed to make adequate provisions for her health and safety. The incident occurred when the nurse worked in the accident and emergency department. She was left alone with a psychiatric patient who broke her wrist by twisting it in his hands. The nurse maintains that the design of the department meant the incident was not observed. She also feels that staff in the trust failed to support her at the time of the incident and to provide appropriate aftercare.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 1999
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Persistent prowler
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Nurse Anne Ellershaw was faced by a patient brandishing a three foot metal bar whilst she was working on a recovery ward at night. The incident demonstrated how ill-equiped the hospital was in dealing with the incident. Security staff were untrained and it was left to the doctors and Ms Ellershaw to calm the man down until the police arrived. Wigan and Leigh Health Services National Health Service Trust has taken out an injunction against a man who has repeatedly harmed nurses in the past. Nurse Carol Horrocks was attacked by the man in 1994, he was imprisoned for six months.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 1998
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Words that wound
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Continuous verbal abuse in the workplace can cause nursing staff to become depressed and feel insecure, with many complaining that verbal assaults are given little priority by those in authority. Some nurses who suffered verbal abuse by relatives of patients were given no sympathy but were required to attend a course to improve their skills in handling people. Staff are unable to retaliate when confronted with abuse and the subsequent psychological effect can make them feel even more vulnerable to future attacks.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 1999
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