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01 June 2001 |
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NewsNurses Act on Ward RageBy Mark Hebblewhite
Nurses have launched an education campaign in the face of a wave of violence in the state's emergency wards - including attacks with knives and guns. A staggering Ninety-two separate incidents involving a firearm or knife was documented by the study, while 40 per cent of metropolitan respondents and 30 per cent of rural respondents reported either an actual physical intimidation or assault. According to a recent study by the Australian Institute of Criminology found that in terms of violence against staff in NSW, the healthcare industry was the worst affected and that nurses and other health workers were amongst the worst affected occupational groups. It was also found that nurses faced severe levels of verbal intimidation in the form of threats or intimidation. The worst culprits were found to be patients or their relatives NSW Nurses - along with the NSW Government - this week launched a television campaign to raise awareness of Ward Rage. It will be seen on screens across NSW with the message that violence against nurses will not be tolerated under any circumstances. "A zero tolerance policy on violence against nurses achieves two aims," says Brett Holmes, from the Nurses Association. "It provides a happier nursing workforce, as well as a better, more efficient health and aged care system." "The NSW government, health department and NSWNA will ensure a zero tolerance policy will be enforced in all NSW health and aged care facilities. Violence against nurses will not be tolerated under any circumstances," Holmes says.
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