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Workplace Violence

Workplace violence: What can nurses do?

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By: Brittany DiNatale, BSN, RN

Be aware, report incidents, and get involved. Workplace violence remains all too common in healthcare, as most every nurse can attest. I’ll never forget feeling as though my heart was in my throat when I was working as an emergency nurse and a patient pulled a large kitchen knife out of her purse while I…

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