A security guard at an Arizona hospital was shot and wounded over the weekend, and the man suspected in the attack was quickly disarmed and taken into custody, authorities say. The security guard was shot around 1 p.m. Sunday inside the emergency room at HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center, Scottsdale Police said in a news release. The shooting was the latest in a series of incidents of increasing violence against U.S. healthcare workers and highlighted the challenges of protecting them.
The American Nurses Association (the association) extends its deepest condolences to the families of West York Borough Police officer Andrew Duarte and wishes speedy recovery to those injured during the tragic event at UPMC Memorial Hospital in York County, Pennsylvania.
While specific details from this event are still being clarified, it is evident that nurses often find themselves at the front line of violence. Workplace violence in healthcare settings remains a significant concern. Measures must be implemented to ensure the safety of those who have dedicated their careers to caring for others.
After a nurse was severely attacked last week at a Palm Beach County hospital, health care workers and their families came together Sunday to spotlight the urgent need for better workplace safety.
WPTV spoke with the workers to capture their concerns and the solidarity they are expressing for their colleague. Hundreds of people came together in Palm Beach County to rally for the injured nurse, who the sheriff's office said was brutally beaten by a patient at HCA Florida Palms West Hospital last Tuesday.
Assemblyman Heath Flora, R-Ripon, has introduced two bills to upgrade the status of nurse anesthetists amid a shortage of physician anesthesiologists in California and controversy in Modesto about hospital policies.
Assembly Bill 876 would give certified registered nurse anesthetists (CNRAs) the long-sought-after authority to practice independently.
If approved and signed into law, the legislation would bring changes for patients in Stanislaus County and the rest of the San Joaquin Valley, where the shortage of physician anesthesiologists is more acute and smaller hospitals struggle to pay their fees.
After 46 days on strike, nurses at Providence hospitals across Oregon have approved a deal that will see them return to work.
The nurses, who are represented by the Oregon Nurses Association, began their indefinite strike in early January. The strike, which is one of the largest health care worker labor actions in state history, included thousands of nurses at all eight Providence hospitals in the state.
In a statement, Providence officials said they’re pleased that the deal passed.
For some patients staying at Akron Children's Hospital and their families, an additional member of the care team is now available to provide updates and ask questions through their in-room monitors.
The hospital's "virtual nurses," registered staff nurses who do not replace nurses at the bedside, can also send video streams to parents and guardians when they're offsite so they can check on their children.