Workplace violence is a daily reality for nurses and health care workers in hospitals, long-term care facilities and community care homes. Hear their stories of what it’s like to be on the front lines of health care and understand why this fight matters.
A video which discusses the impact of the 2005 workplace murder of RN and ONA member, Lori Dupont, by her ex-boyfriend, Marc Daniel, an anesthetist who worked in the same hospital. The subsequent inquest found 84 ‘missed opportunities’ – interventions or actions that could have saved Lori’s life. The inquest’s recommendations led to Bill 168, and historic changes to Ontario’s occupational health and safety legislation.
October 2015 trailer featuring a Global/Toronto Star report on violence in the health care workplace. It found that nursing is one of Canada’s most dangerous professions – and most incidents go unreported by nurses who fear inaction, or even retribution.
The Ontario Nurses’ Association has canvassed health care professionals who are experiencing workplace violence. This is a list of some of their stories.
The Nova Scotia Nurses’ Union produced this video to explain the violence experienced by their registered nurses.
The Manitoba Nurses Union produced this video to highlight the mental distress and impact of post-traumatic stress disorder on their members from the unsafe and difficult working conditions they face.
Jim Brophy and Margaret Keith, occupational and environmental health researchers, discuss the findings of their Assaulted and Unheard: Violence Against Healthcare Staff study on The Agenda with Steve Paikin.
Interviews with ten health care workers across Ontario by the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions/CUPE about violent incidents they have encountered.