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Nurses Get Bitten, Spat on, Thrown. That’s Why We’re on Strike.

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Submitted ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨dazerl@lemmy.world⁩ to ⁨workreform@lemmy.world⁩

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/opinion/nurse-strike-new-york-workplace-violence.html?unlocked_article_code=1.JlA.7FX-.l3gQxlrgBk8Q

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  • Nioxic@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

    Nurses get thrown???

    Wtf

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    • lath@lemmy.world ⁨42⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

      I would think it’s usually by family members of the patients, but to be a patient in the hospital, your body is no longer obeying regular functions, so the unexpected becomes the norm.

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    • roguetrick@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

      Well I’m a 340 pound 6’6" nurse so I don’t.

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      • sdfric88@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

        If a patient throws out their back trying to throw you though, that just ends up being more work for you.

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  • teft@piefed.social ⁨58⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

    The Pitt had an episode(s?) about that. A guy was frustrated about having to wait so he sucker punch some poor nurse on a smoke break.

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  • BenderRodriguez@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

    And I gotta pay good money for all that

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