In the wake of two patient attacks on nurses at a B.C. psychiatric hospital within 10 days, the B.C. Nurses Union is calling for safety officers to be assigned to each unit.
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Sorensen said that the union has been calling for increased in-unit security for a long time, noting that attacks like these are 香蕉视频直播渘ot unusual for this facility.香蕉视频直播
But the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA), which operates hospitals in B.C., said that they don香蕉视频直播檛 believe having in-unit guards would help.
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Instead, nurses and other health care staff are trained in how to de-escalate violent situations.
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When it all does go south, Coniglio said, hospital operate on a Code White system.
By pressing a button, nurses can call for help.
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But Sorensen said that some violence happens almost every day.
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Although neither the union nor the PHSA provided statistics, Coninglio said that assaults on nurses have decreased over the years.
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