St. Joseph nurses push for contract language to prevent assaults

St. Joseph Hospital nurses are calling for a change in their contract language following multiple assaults of nurses by patients this month. Four nurses have been assaulted this month, according to California Nurses Association press material, and two of them in a 72-hour period. The association is bargaining for new additions to nurses’ contracts, including a “workplace violence plan,” paid leave for assaulted nurses and injury insurance.