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Silent No More Foundation, Inc.
February 18th, 6:12 pm
Help end healthcare workplace violence as it does affect everyone.
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Silent No More Foundation, Inc.
February 18th, 4:29 pm
S.851 - Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act still needs Co-sponsors. Contact your Senators ask them to support this important legislation. You can find your Senators here:
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S.851 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act
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Silent No More Foundation, Inc.
February 17th, 5:19 pm
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Juvenile facilities in Nebraska rocked by violence, escapes
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Two state-run homes for Nebraska’s high-risk juvenile offenders are facing new scrutiny after a string of high-profile escapes and violence, including an outburst that sent two employees to the hospital after a group of boys beat them with pieces of a metal bed frame.Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on Linked InShare by Email
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Unbelievable and wrong!
Silent No More Foundation, Inc.
February 17th, 9:13 am
“Montgomery pushed David Luther, a security guard supervisor, against a wall and put Jennifer Martin, an emergency room nurse at the facility, in a chokehold until she became unconscious”
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DHMC choking suspect reaches plea deal
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NORTH HAVERHILL — A Lempster, N.H., woman plans to plead no contest to allegations she put a Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center nurse in a chokehold while trying to leave the Lebanon hospital in November, according to court documents.Last week,...Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on Linked InShare by Email
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The problem with this is the ability to plea down and no jail time. This behavior has to end in ED and other health care areas and health care facilities have to be liable for insufficient protection of staff and should suffer financial impacts from such incidents.
Silent No More Foundation, Inc.
February 16th, 5:56 pm
Take a zero tolerance stance against healthcare workplace violence. Always report incidents! See something, say something! Start the conversation in your workplace!
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Our States Attorney states it is part of our job and will not prosecute offenders!!
I'm sorry disagree with him, I go to work to take care of the sick, not to have other domestic abuser allowed into my job , sorry that a felony period, and sicko ministers were part of this, and some coworkers were totally mean, she told me he was forcing her to say inappropriate stuff to me, the whole thing so disturbing and very sick I got ptsd at work, so where is the district attorney, why couldn't I file criminal charges against a facility that I was victimized in, ask southold police , why not?
Getting assaulted and not doing anything about it is wrong! It is not in your job description to get assaulted period. Write out incident report , call the police go to court, make a lot of noise about it! Zero tolerance is the only way! Stophealthcareviolence.org
No, it is not.
Because they tried to coverup abuses, , and a do not need abusive peoples to stalk me, ,
I did say something, noone would believe me, alot of people saw and knew of abuse, but it wasn't stopped, ,it went on so very long, I couldn't get the abuse to stop, I went to police and I was being stalked and they say to me no abuse happened to you, the chief of police mr flately would not allow me to file criminal charges, for twenty years tried to file report, was ignored, treated terribly, inhumanely, than I went back recently and that chief said sorry statue of limitations are up, this is obstruction of justice, so I wonder how their sexual, religious mob bullying investigation going, I would say investigate the investigators, , there is were you'll see the problem, what were these bullies bored had nothing better to do than assalt a nice nurse on duty, ,, I had alot of friends, but lost them because of what happened, there are nice people, and than there is mean spirited people, it does not matter who you are or what you are, arevyou a good person , do you intentionally do mean stuff cause it makes you feel powerful or why do bullies do what they do? I can't understand cause I'm not one of them, I dont understand there mindset, ,, bullies are usually in groups, target, some women are mean bullies, alot of religious stand in the bully pulpit, and see no wrong in how they treat people or what they say, I left church, had really aweful experience, so mean , it's not all, or we, it's the word individual, if an institute does wrong to a individual than that institute is liable, for wrongful termination and defamation, , and inhumane labor practices,
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Silent No More Foundation, Inc.
February 16th, 1:40 pm
We are deeply saddened by this tragedy. Our thoughts are with all those affected.
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Rancho Mirage shooting: Dr. David Duffner slain by Walter Carter, sheriff says
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Duffner, a surgeon, had practiced medicine for more than 30 years, including at Desert Regional Medical Center.Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on Linked InShare by Email
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Silent No More Foundation, Inc.
February 15th, 1:41 pm
“woman pointed a gun at a security guard and other staffers while demanding that her granddaughter be released.... pushed one nurse to the ground and struck a security guard with her vehicle.”
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'Child endangerment alert' issued after woman takes granddaughter at gunpoint from Ochsner
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Louisiana State Police have issued a Level II child endangerment alert and are asking for the public's help to find 12-year-old Andreana Miller, who was taken at gunpoint by herShare on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on Linked InShare by Email
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Silent No More Foundation, Inc.
February 15th, 12:06 pm
Lois Moylan has seen psychiatric nurses who have been blinded in their workplace. She’s seen psychiatric nurses who have been strangled by patients until they were unconscious. She’s seen psychiatric nurses who have lost their homes because of injuries they’ve suffered working in a mental health facility.
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The dark side of psychiatric care | Scienceline
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Researchers and nurses talk about violence in psychiatric wards. Psychiatric caregivers often experience assault and worse, such as PTSD, and often find their concerns ignored.Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on Linked InShare by Email
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Not a psych nurse, but post op, injured by a patient who woke up kinda crazy, like some do. We called for “Vitamin T” or “A” in these cases quite often. We’ve had nurses punched before. But I only got keel hauled into the bed, injuring my back, permanently. Haven’t worked in 3 years. Can’t seem to get a job anywhere now, even light duty stuff. And hospitals just regard us as replaceable commodities...after FMLA is up, I got a PHONE CALL that they couldn’t hold my job anymore. Thank you for your hard work but we need another body.
I’m well protected by education but kick ass techs!
Been off a year Feb 26th after a 23yr psych Pt decided to use my head as a punching bag. Sedgwick pays me 60 percent of what I made, I have no medical insurance (just cover injuries) which is so wrong! I should of never been sent to his room by myself to begin with all his previous actions. Hospital and other medical facilities should be held accountable! As a Phlebotomist, getting the shit beat out of me is NOT what I signed up for when I went to work at Swedish!! By not getting full wage, I feel like I’m the one who is being punished! Basically assaulted twice, once from the pt and again by Swedish!
When I began working on a psychiatric unit in the 1990s, I was told that “if you Get hurt, it’s your own fault.” I believed that for quite a few years, until I went to the ER as a nurse. Changed my attitude completely . Now I advocate for patients to remain in control their actions, and to be held accountable when they are not. I do this not just for the safety of the staff, but for the patient’s well-being also. We should never give patients the message that is OK to lose control.
And this is why I never liked psych!!
Ask the techs how they feel when their nurses are selective about when a patient gets a 3&2. If the nurse or female tech is assaulted, then the 3&2 is given. If it's a male tech, we're told to "suck it up" and accept the abuse.
Screen & Separate Violent versus Non.Violent patients.
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Silent No More Foundation, Inc.
February 15th, 11:19 am
Oklahoma state Senate committee unanimously passed a bill that would increase penalties for those who assault medical care providers. The bill now heads to the full state Senate. If signed into law, it will take effect November 1.
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Medical Care Provider Protection Act Unanimously Passes Senate
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A state Senate committee unanimously passed a bill that would increase penalties for those who assault medical care providers.Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on Linked InShare by Email
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Same in NY, we can't actually prosecute.
Awesome, In MA. Our bill to change the law from a misdemeanor to a felony died again. Hoping yours passes! Stophealthcareviolence.org
Does it also come with mandatory prosecution? Because these laws are WORTHLESS without prosecution. In Ohio, it’s a felony to assault a healthcare worker in the course of their duties, and has been for years. But it only works if prosecutors will pursue charges. Most don’t. Meaning most assault is ignored and most perpetrators get away with this crime.
Silent No More Foundation, Inc.
February 15th, 10:01 am
“Safety in hospitals has emerged as a topic of discussion after police found a gun inside a Hennepin County Medical Center room this week”
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Gun found on shooting victim at HCMC, generating safety discussion
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After a gun was found on a shooting victim at HCMC, hospitals say they're committed to safety.Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on Linked InShare by Email
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Silent No More Foundation, Inc.
February 14th, 3:16 pm
U.S. House of Representatives recently voted to pass the “Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act” on November 21, 2019. The bill now moves on to the Senate for a vote. There are currently 31 Co-sponsors of S.851.
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Bill Aimed At Preventing Workplace Violence In The Health Care Industry Advances In Congress | JD Supra
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According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), health care employees experience nearly as many serious injuries due to...Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on Linked InShare by Email
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Silent No More Foundation, Inc.
February 14th, 12:33 pm
The bill would hold Arizona hospitals more accountable if a nurse gets attacked; it also brings harsher penalties against the attacker.
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Proposed legislation could give Arizona nurses more protections
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A Valley nurse shared her personal story of getting attacked on the job, in hopes it helps lead to legislation that would give Arizona nurses more protection.Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on Linked InShare by Email
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Nothing like it in Massachusetts
My thoughts and prayers are with you on this bill. Hospitals need to take action to protect the healthcare workers and patients and visitors and the perpetrators need to be held accountable . No more excuses! In MA. The bill that could change our law from a misdemeanor to a felony for assaulting healthcare workers was sent to study again,where it dies. Stophealthcareviolence.org
Thank You for sharing ❤️
Hospitals NEED to PROTECT Nurses from assaults. HOSPITALS need to be held accountable, laws holding Hospitals accountable need to be made stronger. Hospitals have deep pockets, patients, not so much. Money talks, BS walks!
Hoping it passes!
Another reason to consider moving to Arizona 🤷♀️
Yes!
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