Health News Ohio Nurses, Doctors Call For Legislation To Prevent Violence In Health Care Settings

Violence at health care sites is on the rise. 'Threatened more times than I can count.'

Rick Lucas sees his fair share of violence on the job. The 41-year-old, who works as a nurse at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, recalled one situation when he admitted a ... Read More

Ohio State Wexner nurses rally for stronger protection in the workplace

Ohio State Wexner Medical Center nurses rallied Wednesday for stronger protections after one of their own was attacked on the job earlier this month. “We’ve been saying for years that we need ... Read More

Bill to prevent health care workplace violence sees momentum in final weeks of session

A bill to curtail workplace violence in health care settings is moving in the final days of Albany’s legislative session after concessions to the state’s powerful hospital association. The legislation ... Read More

The Nurses Are Most Definitely Not Alright

Two weeks into her emergency department orientation at a Seattle hospital, Kelsey, a 21-year-old nurse, was already starting to worry she might not leave work alive that day. Her patient, bound in six ... Read More

Employees call for action after nurse attacked at Ohio State hospital

Wexner Medical Center nurses are set to protest leadership at the Ohio State University hospital on Wednesday night with a rally about workplace violence. The ... Read More