Emily Kraft remembers the incident well. She was working at a hospital when one of her patients, an older teenager with autism, began to experience what she described as a severe mental health crisis. As her nursing unit tried to de-escalate the situation, the patient’s mother became increasingly agitated, Kraft said. She began insulting the […]
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Kentucky lawmakers pass bill to protect healthcare workers from assault
With workplace violence against healthcare workers reportedly on the rise, two Northern Kentucky state lawmakers have advanced a bill to expand assault protections to nearly every healthcare worker statewide. House Bill 194 passed the House Thursday on a bipartisan vote of 95-0. Should the bill become law, assault or attempted assault of health care workers […]
