I'm in Western Australia and I can say that Hospitals here have a zero tolerance for any violence at all. If a patient or family member starts acting up they get warned and if it continues then they are arrested and taken to the lockup. I have personally seen this happen on my last visit to the Emergency Department were a drunk man tried to punch a nurse he was arrested and put into bracelets. He was treated to make sure he was ok but police were there the whole time. Nurses are gods little workers and deserve to be treated with respect, for without nurses the whole medical world would come crashing down. I have the greatest admiration and respect for all those who have taken up a job helping those who need help.
@DannyBoyle-tp5vg6 жыл бұрын
no they are not gods little workers, nurses routinely abuse the patients, women especially abuse the male patients who are vulnerable
@emilyblu29068 жыл бұрын
I was a patient in a large hospital in the lower mainland in 1999 where I was assaulted by a nurse, more than once. She chose to this to me while I was so injured and sick, I couldn't fight back, except to ring for help. This nurse was still working there when I left a month later. I'm sorry nurses are being hurt but so are we, the patients, by people who should not be working in a hospital setting.
@DannyBoyle-tp5vg6 жыл бұрын
why didnt you go to an attorney or the police about it?
@parrmar16 жыл бұрын
I’m so sorry you suffered from a professional nurse...people/family members & patients must report to a higher up. Patient Medical History is important to as well if been seen before at the patients local hospital. Most importantly both patients, and medical professionals, should always be protected!! Hire appropriate, and trained professionals that can supervise for protection if possible. Perhaps the nurse can file a law suit?
@nrqed6 жыл бұрын
If it was politicians or judges who were often assaulted, they would do something about it!! But when it's someone else, they don't care.
@reidgibbs4 жыл бұрын
I was at the hospital yesterday, and there were signs every where that said “I’m (name), and abuse is not apart of my job” it’s so sad.
@mrfriendlyguy9 жыл бұрын
Australia has implemented a zero tolerance policy to violence in hospitals, at least in my state. If someone is acting up, whether they are on drugs or psychotic, security gets called in. These patients just shout out, but that's all they can do.
@catherinehpn36137 жыл бұрын
I'm a nurse in the USA and I've never felt threatened by patients or their family members. We have 24 hour security guards employed by the hospital who rapidly diffuse inappropriate behavior. Anyone going through ER is screened by X-Ray and personal searches for weapons. It's also common knowledge being abusive to your nurses or doctors can greatly diminish the quality of your own care....cause and effect. I. as all nurses have worked hard to earn our degrees. I'm a BA,BSN, RN and respect is expected when treating a patient. Mental health referrals are common for difficult patients as well. Security cameras are visible and utilized. I've worked in a city hospital's ED where gang violence was the reason for their admission, the police are visible and pro active in protecting staff. If I were Canadian, I wouldn't work as a nurse. They need to unionize.
@chantellepartyka6 жыл бұрын
we are unionized...
@elainebird586 жыл бұрын
Who cares
@sherpaderpdingo34059 жыл бұрын
I was a male nurse for 2 years. Yea this shit happens. Thats why nurses make 80k a year. We get protection. This is offensive.
@sherpaderpdingo34059 жыл бұрын
suemiller1000 I was joking man I think this video is way over exaggerated. My cousin, aunt and god mother are all nurses and none of them have ever mentioned anything remotely similar to this.
@MsFancypants99 жыл бұрын
+sherpaderp dingo It depends where you work.
@MyWittsend38 жыл бұрын
+sherpaderp dingo I agree WHATS this truly about? Blame it on Mental Health? Give Pharma like candy whose fault? Family lashing out at nurses? Why? I seen patients be drugged without told what u drugging em with! Patient 1st? Not! There is zero tolerance the signs are up everywhere including family doctors offices. Propaganda! BS I say! Disturbing healthcare or we should say medical care medicate ppl treat patients badly what u expect? This is NOT what is being told. BS shame on you Canada & 16x9 not what u making this out to be! Govt corruption lies for what agenda now?
@SunshineVocals6 жыл бұрын
sherpaderp dingo nurses does not make 80k a year that's is not average
@danielleirwin82744 жыл бұрын
"WAS" a nurse, key word in your completely inaccurate and delusional statement. Probably never a nurse at all, didn't make the cut.
@stephanieboond50827 жыл бұрын
It's absolutely DISGUSTING why on earth would anybody want to assault a member of staff, when infact all they are doing is their job,also might be trying to save your lives.the scum that carry out the assaults should be refused to be dealt with. If it wasn't for the nurses, Drs people could die, so to the scum who do kick off, GTFU and Behave or get refused any kind of treatment disgusting
@rottingsun8 жыл бұрын
Somebody drugged me once at a bar and I became super psychotic/violent and got put in the full body net restraint. Took 8 staff to get me down so they could put me in. Glad I don't remember any of it kek. Bless these people for the shit they put up with!
@Dunning.Kruger9 жыл бұрын
Our society and the way we live... is driving people crazy
@Nille02123 жыл бұрын
Ok, honest moment. When I was 24, i developed a horrible infection in my thumb. I was hospitalized for 12 days on IV antibiotics. I went home, and about 2 weeks later, the antibiotics caused a horrible case of vertigo. I was back in the same hospital's ER, and they gave me a drug for the nausea called Reglan. It's known to cause psychotic behavior in some people. I'm that people, lbvvs. I started fighting with them, and I hit a nurse in her mouth so hard that I knocked out 2 of her teeth. 1 on top, 1 on the bottom. They sedated me pretty fast, within 2 minutes of the initial meds that caused me to act up, and I didn't wake up til the next morning. It was around noon when it happened, and I woke up confused and tied to the bed in a room around 11 am the next day. I was so confused. I didn't remember anything. I asked what happened and I was told what I'd done. I was DEVASTATED!!! I was told her name, and I contacted her while I was still in the hospital. She agreed to come to my room. I apologized sincerely and offered to pay for all the treatment she would need. She actually started crying with me because no one's ever apologized for their behavior to her before I had. I was so shocked by my actions when she told me how everything went down. I just hung my head in shame. But she forgave me immediately because she knew it was the meds and not my actual behavior. I paid for her dental care and I still check on her occasionally through social media. She always tells this story and says that she made a friend for a lifetime after getting punched in the face by her 1st.
@sherieka11003 жыл бұрын
I can only imagine how you must’ve felt you did the right thing afterwards though so I couldn’t help but to forgive you too if I were her I know it took a lot for you to even face her again
@hilarybenoit29268 жыл бұрын
A lot of the time it happens on the Neurological ward and the Emergency ward in hospitals. My mom used to work on the VGH Neuro ward and had to deal with this kind off thing all the time.
@mariekatherine52387 жыл бұрын
This is crazy. I hope I don't ever need the ER in Canada. Why aren't psychotic or violent patients sent to a separate area to be treated by mental health specialists? This isn't tolerated in any US hospital that I'm aware of. I've seen violent and disruptive patients removed from the ER of a large NY hospital. There are almost always uniformed NYPD on duty. In one instance an intoxicated man was removed by the police when he stumbled about cursing loudly and shoving hospital personnel who tried to intervene.
@theodorerae57063 жыл бұрын
Omg that is so terrible especially when the nurse is only trying to help and my heart goes out to Rhonda 😔 I'm so sorry that happened to you and that should never happen to anybody. Nurses have my respect and they should be protected.
@nodak01108 жыл бұрын
To the nurses of Canada: We have a nurse shortage in the US & nurses are paid well. Plus, American nurses don't put up with violence. It's hard to believe there's so many nurses there that the hospital would fire you for reporting violence. Are they nuts?
@MyWittsend38 жыл бұрын
Yes plz take our Canadian nurses so they can treat USA patients like they do here . USA healthcare is more professional than Canada over paid lazy professional so called nurses. BS
@nodak01108 жыл бұрын
+MyWittsend3 If you had to put up with what they put up with in this video, wouldn't you have a bit of an attitude? I've had problems with nurses on different hospital stays. But, overall, they're pretty good. For more nurses than cops to have more violent attacks though is crazy!
@CHELESCHELES8 жыл бұрын
BS, this happens all the time in the US. We have no help at all. Families and patients can be abusive and management non-supportive. They blame the nurse if there is any problem. Grew tired of it, so I quit.
@Itried20takennames6 жыл бұрын
When I worked in us hospitals, violence against all providers (not just nurses) was a complex problem, as people do come in delirious, intoxicated, etc. and people in pain from a procedure will sometimes shove or hit instead of saying “stop.” Very situation-dependent. I ignored some, and also told some that if it happened a second time I could and would press charges (never did).
@jackiechan5118 жыл бұрын
Violent patients should be denied access to care. If they can't control their behavior then too bad.
@mr.coolypoody16467 жыл бұрын
what about ppl with mental discorders
@DannyBoyle-tp5vg6 жыл бұрын
wrong jackass
@fredajordan57046 жыл бұрын
jackiechasn511 : Every incident/violence against nurses should be reported. AS well as against fire-fighters, emercency-ambulances, etc., and of course against relatives of patients when they get violent. I don`t understand the fact, that we are even talking about this issue. Nurses need to reunite nation-wide. This problem needs to be laid wide open, and I`m sure, the public is on nurses side.People with mental disorders are proceeded differently.
@Opheliamamars6 жыл бұрын
jackiechan511 I understand why you said what you did. However, there are plenty of patients that are violent through no fault of their own.
@pastelskies996 жыл бұрын
Or you know have staff trained for an event like this,just because they are violent doesnt mean they dont deserve the help that they need
@anastasiagirl13429 жыл бұрын
Wow very eye opening
@carolineclancy79895 жыл бұрын
Nurses deserve far better than this. Its not in the job description. It's not in the teaching of nursing. ZERO TOLERANCE! All the way.
@loric44233 жыл бұрын
In the US, the nurse would sue their employer for an unsafe work environment and win!
@formerfundienowfree42356 жыл бұрын
I'm surprised they allow that Mohawk! 🤣🤣😂😂
@66hoodwitch5 жыл бұрын
@@CanadianPerspective clearly you're too millenial to even comprehend this subject ...smh
@Howiesgirl3 жыл бұрын
I don't care how my nurse wears their hair, or if they're covered in tats. Do they know what they're doing? Do they have a good bedside manner? And most of all- can they hit a vein without trying 10 times? THAT'S the important shit. I don't give a rat's ass what my nurse looks like.
@eleayeproctor94903 жыл бұрын
@@Howiesgirl For you! Not everyone is going to be comfortable seeing this as it conjures up different meanings to different individuals hence the bland dress code in most jobs, it’s to ensure everyone is comfortable and not feel intimidated in their jobs.
@morganmyers60133 жыл бұрын
@@eleayeproctor9490 yeah I get really uncomfortable when a middle aged blonde woman named Karen is my caretaker
@cathycanadian33288 жыл бұрын
First point: I am actually surprised that a nurse like Greg Junes is allowed to wear his hair like that to work. We were always taught to look professional when we came to work and that is far from it. Second point: In my case as a former Assistant Head Nurse from Quebec is that the biggest problem in reporting incidents of abuse by patients and how it was handled all depended on what type of Head Nurse you had. In the Laurentians, our Head Nurse would instantly handle any type of abuse if it involved her friend Nurse but for the rest of us I had to threaten to report an incident to the Safety Board as nothing was being done about a patient who kept threatening my staff that he was going to throw his hot tea at us. Then afterwards I was accused of not being a team player by this Head Nurse on top of it. We also had to deal with a man who would throw his feces at us and it took forever to get him transferred to the right hospital who dealt specifically with aggressive and mentally unstable patients. Of course this Head Nurse's friend never had to deal with this patient directly when she worked days (she sat in her office instead) so it took a lot longer then necessary. Yet when I had previously worked at The Montreal General Hospital I found that Head Nurses seemed to support their staff better there. Third point: At the age of only 44 my Nursing career of 20+ years ended when I was attacked by a patient who dislocated my left shoulder. This triggered more medical problems, depression and shoulder nerve pain that to this day I still have never mind a shoulder that is still unstable. I heard that more staff were attacked by this same patient afterwards and again it took many complaints before any type of medication was finally prescribed. I think that we as Nurses and ALL Hospital staff have to demand to have zero tolerance to any form of verbal or physical abuse/violence against us and that starts with not being afraid to report incidents and to support those who do.We teach our children not to suffer in silence when being bullied and to speak out so then why in God's name is it the opposite for Hospital workers?
@michaelt81618 жыл бұрын
AcadianCanadian Who makes the standard for what is professional
@OnlyForAngels8 жыл бұрын
I swear, if Greg Jones was my nurse I would be too busy laughing at him to do anything violent.
@tumbleweed17875 жыл бұрын
Wow
@terriburton46364 жыл бұрын
@@tumbleweed1787 if you were sick and injured and you had Greg Jone's expertise as a nurse to save your life, are you really going to complain about his hairstyle! the public expects nurses to be culturally sensitive and unbiased towards patients, it would be nice if patients could be the same
@AmberMcQuaker2 жыл бұрын
Code White's aren't just for assaults against staff, they're also used when patients are injuring themselves.
@lisaschuster91873 жыл бұрын
People are at the complete mercy of nurses. I would say one in five nurses is a sadist. I tell people that they can decline any procedure. It never occurred to me that some resort to violence to defend themselves.
@janicebetos77363 жыл бұрын
To the public please be kind to all nurses and care staffs. This is not an easy job. We are doing our best y render care to everybody.
@berner8 жыл бұрын
I did security at Mount Sinai. Violent patients were my favourite
@lexi45708 жыл бұрын
why
@yolanda66107 жыл бұрын
berner
@girlrants13348 жыл бұрын
Makes me reconsider my degree nursing 😡
@melmckenna45995 жыл бұрын
We have a zero tolerance policy in our hospitals.
@selenarobinson12566 жыл бұрын
Dont Be A Nurse. . .
@pastelskies996 жыл бұрын
Are we sure this is Canada that we are talking about?
@zakzerkich17888 жыл бұрын
Violence may be a problem here and I'm not doubting it this is serious.IMHO I think firefighters are at much more risk for death and injury. One person ventilating a fire wrong and boom flashover has you paralyzed. Firefighters also get serious PTSD, going into a burned business and walking on bodies. Both are problems but still I personally think firefighting is far more dangerous.
@suni.L3 жыл бұрын
Maybe they shouldn't be practicing nursing if they barely want to report the violence committed against them. It takes that one day when they may snap and who knows what pain they may inflict on others.
@elverdad68054 жыл бұрын
Please Google "nurses eat their young". Nurse-on-nurse bullying is the real cause of the nursing shortage.
@kathryncarter61435 жыл бұрын
"Extrodinary"! This reporter must be a real cupcake to be that out of touch with reality. Did he not do his homework before he started asking questions? I could go on, but I won't.
@nrqed6 жыл бұрын
This is Canada, here it is politically incorrect to hold people accountable for their actions.
@judyvigiltorres20776 жыл бұрын
Look just kick the patients out of the hospital,stop locking them down nd restraining the patients just to show how you control patients,just throw them out!!!!!
@kathryncarter61435 жыл бұрын
Getting blood, urine, vomit, & shit on are just for starters.
@annomanatofu36286 жыл бұрын
crazy people come in off the streets for a break. they cannot be denied.
@selenarobinson12566 жыл бұрын
They Dont Report The Assaults To Employers Because The Employer Will Fire Them And This Is Endangerment.
@revpaulasanders6 жыл бұрын
Unacceptable.
@annomanatofu36286 жыл бұрын
when people think they are entitled to health care.. the go in with an entitlement mentality... demanding and no respect
@jbzhummerh2gamer8 жыл бұрын
This wouldn't last in America. Even if they have potentially violent patients, they would at least be put sedated.
@MyWittsend38 жыл бұрын
It would not happen in USA because healthcare is more professional, caring & healing. Canada tax funded healthcare Free? At the expense of Canadians ... Of course any person would get mad when treated like they are in these hospitals!
@jbzhummerh2gamer8 жыл бұрын
MyWittsend3 Good point.
@edgehill668 жыл бұрын
+MyWittsend3 That's all good if you can afford to pay for healthcare.
@rosinakamis7 жыл бұрын
I agree completely. I hate the way I am treated by nurses.
@catherinehpn36137 жыл бұрын
jbzhummerh2gamer Sedated and or restrained.
@SpiritualPrepper9995 жыл бұрын
Tired of it 😔
@sharonleat53715 жыл бұрын
all walkout
@pepsi-cola27914 жыл бұрын
Nah that’s silver
@Sasha-mc4gw3 жыл бұрын
#nursestrong!
@paigemoulton85148 жыл бұрын
wow poor fuckin Rhonda almost got hurt...................now she doesnt have too work for that money.........................she can just sit on the beach and wait for it............wonderful...........
@Alprtngakrc6 жыл бұрын
A punk nurse in hospital? OMG That's so unprofessional No wonder why nurses are assaulted so much in Canada. How on earth a person with that look can be assigned as nurse.Are these people crazy?