Nurses file a complaint to OSU Wexner Medical Center on Violence

Ohio Medical Center Nurses are accusing the health care system of not protecting their employees from violence in the workplace, according to the complaint filed on Tuesday.

Presented by the Ohio Nursing Association, Ohio Nursing (OSUNO) states that OSU has not listened to the request for improvement of safety measures for employees, such as the use of effective security protocols or increasing security employees. The violence in the workplace is stored as a result, they claim.

The complaint, filed for compensation of the Ohio Bureau on the compensation of workers, indicates the incident in December 2024 as the final tipping point in which the patient was worried about delayed care. Then the patient became cruel and created verbal threats to the death of nurses and others.

The complaint states that the OSU failed to send security to the emergency department, where the patient was for almost an hour. Only after the safety was, restrained the patient and searched them, did the loaded firearms were found in their coat.

“We come to work on exclusive help every day, but we are increasingly faced with verbal and physical attacks,” Amy Pompey said, registered nurse and President Osuno in the press release. “For many years we have caused concern and asked for decisions, but hospitals continue to be lacking. It is time to act and determine the safety of patients and staff. “

“We very seriously perceive the national workplace and patient safety issues. No one should ever face the threat of ill -treatment or violence from patients and visitors, providing medical care,” said OSU Wexner Medical Center Press in a statement in a statement The fact that the “extremely rare incident” prompted the investigation and led to greater security.

“Prevention is a priority. The presence of nurses and other key representatives from the entire medical center of our safety group was important in order to ensure efficiency and safety protocols and safety protocols, as well as resources if the incidents occur.

Healthcare professionals face the pace of violence that are only growing

Healthcare professionals experience a stunning amount of violence in the workplace compared to all other industries, including verbal physical threats, attacks and injuries.

Although healthcare professionals make up about 10% of workforce, they experience 48% of non -fatal injuries due to workplace violence, According to Disease Control and Prevention Centers (CDC). This violence can also be released into their personal lives, the CDC notes, with some culprits of this violence who persecute or harm to medical professionals from “anger or revenge.”

The study was conducted National nurses United, The National Nursing Union found that more than 80% of the nurses have undergone at least one type of violence in the workplace in 2023, and almost half of the nurses in the study reported an increase in workplace violence since 2022.

It’s not just a question in the US. WITH World Health Organization reports that more than 38% of health workers will feel physical violence at some time their career and Experts from all over the world For example, workplace violence for healthcare professionals has been growing for more than ten years.

Samantha Hendrixon is a medical business reporter and dispatcher. You can get to it [email protected]