Bill Better Protects Nurses From Workplace Violence


Amendments to the Illinois Criminal Code as of January 2014 make it an aggravated offense to commit battery against a nurse. Illinois already had the Health Care Workplace Violence Act, administered through the Department of Human Services and the Department of Public Health. It created a training program about workforce violence prevention for employers and employees, but violence against nurses continued to escalate. The recent amendments provide more stringent punishment for those who knowingly abuse a nurse performing his or her duty. House Bill 801 was passed based on the efforts of state Rep. Donald L. Moffitt and his peers in the House and Senate.


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HEALTH CARE INCIDENTS: Nurse Brutally Beaten at Brooklyn Hospital: Police


February 10, 2014, Brooklyn, N.Y., - Police say a 70-year-old nurse at Brooklyn's Brookdale Hospital was beaten to the point of unconsciousness Friday when she tried to prepare a patient for discharge. The nurse suffered fractures to the face, hemorrhaging and chest contusions as a result of the beating, police said.


Read more Nurses Pistol Whipped-Suspect Commits Suicide at Florida Hospital


January 5 2014, Daytona Beach Fl - Authorities say that a man involved in a shooting rampage walked into a Florida hospital and pistol-whipped two nurses, fired off numerous rounds and eventually committed suicide. Source: Private Officer International, breakingnewsalert@privateofficer.com, Jan 5, 2014


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