Nurses Plea for Protection After Assault at HSC
A recent incident at Health Sciences Centre (HSC) has sparked new calls for safety reforms from Manitoba nurses. A health-care aide was choked and a nurse was assaulted on Sunday, October 19, in the emergency department.
Violence against front-line health-care workers continues to escalate in Manitoba. The latest attack has renewed calls from nurses and their union for urgent action to make hospitals safer.
“If I, as a nurse, am not safe in my workplace, then my patients aren’t safe,”
said Manitoba Nurses Union (MNU) president Darlene Jackson. The incident occurred while staff were attending to a patient accessing mental-health services.
- A nurse and health-care aide were assaulted at HSC.
- The incident has renewed calls for urgent safety reforms.
- Violence against front-line health-care workers is escalating in Manitoba.
Author's summary: Nurses demand safety reforms after HSC assault.