http://www.nurseinaustralia.com/nursing-student-slapped-in-the-face/ A Nursing Blog about Nursing In Australia Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:51:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.nurseinaustralia.com/nursing-student-slapped-in-the-face/comment-page-1/#comment-3742 Ross Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:23:41 +0000 http://www.nurseinaustralia.com/?p=360#comment-3742 @Canoehead - Hi, thanks for visiting & taking the time to comment... I agree with what you've said - isn't it funny that you don't hear about this kind of thing when you sign up for a nursing degree!? Just last week a nurse from the wards came down to get her cheek checked out after she'd been punched in the face by a patient.... @Canoehead – Hi, thanks for visiting & taking the time to comment… I agree with what you’ve said – isn’t it funny that you don’t hear about this kind of thing when you sign up for a nursing degree!? Just last week a nurse from the wards came down to get her cheek checked out after she’d been punched in the face by a patient….

]]> http://www.nurseinaustralia.com/nursing-student-slapped-in-the-face/comment-page-1/#comment-3738 canoehead Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:44:59 +0000 http://www.nurseinaustralia.com/?p=360#comment-3738 I don't see how you'd make it through nursing school without someone being physically aggressive with you, usually patients. Having an actual injury (bruises, soreness) is common- about every six months. Needing treatment for the injury is much less common since the elderly don't have a lot of strength, and we give each other the heads up if someone is aggressive. I don’t see how you’d make it through nursing school without someone being physically aggressive with you, usually patients. Having an actual injury (bruises, soreness) is common- about every six months. Needing treatment for the injury is much less common since the elderly don’t have a lot of strength, and we give each other the heads up if someone is aggressive.

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