By Hailey Mensik
Millions of healthcare workers across the country are becoming inured to workplace violence, which can range from verbal abuse and threats to physical attacks and even homicide.
It’s not unusual for Kimberly Mullen to get kicked, scratched, pushed or threatened during one of her shifts as a registered nurse in the telemetry unit at Kaiser Permanente’s South Bay Medical Center in Los Angeles … It’s considered part of the job when dealing with patients who are sometimes confused, frustrated and feeling a loss of control in an unfamiliar hospital setting, she says. Still, she’s thankful she hasn’t fared worse, like one of her coworkers who was attacked by a patient’s family member … read more
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