One of the hospitals in our system recently experienced an active shooter. The nursing staff reached out to our ethics team expressing concerns that our current training involving Run-Hide-Fight feels like abandonment of their patients and expressed concern about losing their licenses because they ran from the unit where the shooting took place. Some apparently didn’t leave due to this concern and a couple even went toward the event to help the victim.

Share
American Nurse is the official journal of the American Nurses Association and is a member benefit. Learn more about the association and the many benefits of joining. Learn about membership
You can also subscribe to American Nurse Journal. Print and digital subscriptions are available. Subscribe Now