It's every nurse or healthcare worker's nightmare: shooting in the hospital. Sadly, violence against healthcare workers has been on the rise. You might feel helpless, if you do, that's normal. Just know- you're not alone, gun violence in hospitals can be prevented.
In this episode, Nurse Alice talks about,
- Ways nurses can protect themselves from gun violence and workplace violence
- How to identify potentially violent patients
- How to prevent hospital shootings
- What hospitals are doing to protect healthcare workers from violence
- Legislation that is planned to prevent gun violence
Alice addresses the emerging gun violence in society today and the recent killing of four people at the Tulsa Medical Center by a disgruntled patient, who was also killed.
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