The Ohio State University Nurses Association is calling University Hospital management 'negligent' after a nurse was assaulted by a visitor last week. The union also wants the hospital system's chief administrative officer, Elizabeth Seely, to resign. 'Nurses feel completely unsafe,' Ohio Nurses Association President Rick Lucas said Monday. 'They haven't responded with any substance,' Lucas said of management. The nurses' organization said the nurse on Nov. 6 tried to break up a fight between a female patient and a male family member who was holding a newborn baby. The man reportedly strangled the nurse and dragged her down the hallway. The nurses' organization said hospital staff didn't check on the nurse after the incident.
In a social media landscape shaped by hashtags, algorithms, and viral posts, nurse leaders must decide: Will they let the narrative spiral, or can they adapt and join the conversation?
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