People in masks walk towards Vancouver General Hospital in Vancouver on Friday, April 24, 2020.
The B.C. Nurses' Union says a student nurse was attacked with a knife at Vancouver General Hospital on Thursday, during what the union president says was the victim's first clinical placement.Police say a woman was assaulted at Vancouver General Hospital, pictured here in 2020, on Thursday. The nurses' union has identified the victim as a student nurse. The B.C.
"Because the suspect required further medical and psychiatric care, he was released from custody and into the secure care of the hospital."The nurses' union said the attack was a "terrifying experience" for the victim in her first stint at a hospital.With violence in health care rising, B.C. announces new protection service staff for high-risk facilities
"And so when nurses and other health-care workers aren't safe, I think it's safe to conclude that perhaps there's an impact on patient safety as well." The union president also wants an investigation into the issue, with the involvement of workplace regulator WorkSafeBC.
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