Just last year when the pandemic first arose, nurses were considered heroes for being on the frontline during the health care crisis, but now, the narrative has flipped.
Not just here in New Bern, but across the country, nurses and aides who have more direct contact with patients are seeing an uptick in violence, verbally and physically, according to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
The violence isn't only because of the increase in COVID-19 cases, restricted guidelines of wearing masks or health care employees asking patients if they would like to be vaccinated. Majority of the time, the anger from patients or family members, forms in the lobby.
