I had a good friend who was a nurse that was assaulted in the ward by a druggy very high.
She finished up dying from her injuries but it took a little time. Was in early twenties.
One of her friends was a martial arts person and he was close by in another ward and apparently the freak was having trouble moving in a very short time.
Nothing was said except the local newspaper reported the injury of the nurse but nothing else but every one in the town knew what happened.
Would not be possible now as all the goodies would be screaming.
Lost a lot of nurses in a short time as it put the jeebies up many of the new nurses and they just left, all from one twit that should have not be drawing oxygen.
Regards
Brian

The Phantom wrote:

---

I'm in Queensland.

---

 And the relevance is???????????

Elderly dementing people can be scary too, Navynurse. I feel for you, I never had any bones broken, but the unpredictability of these attacks makes it so hard to defend yourself or others. Other patients and visitors have been injured too in places I worked. If you defend yourself, you can be accused of assault by pt's family.

I reckon nurses aught to get danger money!!! As well as "cleaning up incontinence" money!

Any wonder theres never enough staff in hospitals/ nursing homes!

jules47 wrote:

---

The Phantom wrote:

---

I'm in Queensland.

---

 And the relevance is???????????

---

 Jules I think the Phantom is offering his assistance.

I don't know how to get an SOS call to him though. Now I wonder where all the other superheros are.

 

Beiffe, I'm glad the druggy got what he deserved.

 

I sympathise with you Navy Nurse, I had to help tie down a drug fuelled patient once in a Service hospital, took 4 off us, I am a pretty big bloke and was fit at the time, I only had hold of one arm and was trying to hold that down on the bed so they could put cloth manacles on him, he had superhuman strength.

Hope you ribs recover soon.

-- Edited by Vic41 on Thursday 12th of December 2013 09:37:00 PM

Milo, you reminded me of when my Mum was in the hospital awaiting a place in a Dementia ward at a Nursing Home. She thought she was at a train station waiting for a train. it was a funny 'performance' but sad at the same time.

Navy Nurse, my niece is a nurse in ED. I won't say which hospital but it's one that has a reputation for drug related and mental health issues. She's told me a few horror stories too. I've been in ED a few times when high or drunk patients come in. The last time was only recently and the nurse was being so nice, reassuring me that there was a security person nearby. Apparently this bloke is a regular and he was going off simply because he wanted to go out for a smoke. They wanted him to wait for some reason, but they let him go. When he came back he was completely calm.

GD and Clare, after my friends daughter left school she decided she wanted to nurse in aged care. Could have knocked us down with a feather. She just didn't seem like nursing material. More fool us. She had a partime job, put herself through a TAFE course, and after a few hiccups trying find a nursing home to take her on, she's now working fulltime in the Dementia ward and loves it. I was visiting recently when she came home from their Xmas party. She was so excited telling us all the goings on. Her parents are very proud of her.

-- Edited by Beth54 on Thursday 12th of December 2013 08:18:40 PM

amen to that Gary!

I would add Policemen to that list Cloak

I'm in WA Marianna. My personal opinion is that the cops here do a good job especially with both hands tied behind their backs with red tape and political correctness. My problem are the judges who tend to let the crims off very lightly.

I happen to know a cop who left the force out of sheer frustration.