A nurse's story of health care workplace violence

<p>"I can imagine the horror of watching a colleague being attacked. I worry about the coworker who Lynne protected that day, since being a survivor can be so bittersweet. I can feel the shock of how quickly the violence escalated, tasting the bitterness from the desperation of being so alone in the immediate first seconds of the downwardly spiraling situation."</p> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/june-zanes-garen-a016446b/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">June Garen</a> is a nurse and author of <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/194906672X/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=kevcom-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=194906672X&linkId=00f53b655d6090feeb1273aa61c550bf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hey! I Could Use a Little Help Here! My Story of Healthcare Workplace Violence</a>.</p> <p>She shares her story and discusses her KevinMD article, "<a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2021/08/in-memory-of-a-nurse-who-died-from-injuries-sustained-during-a-patient-assault.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">In memory of a nurse who died from injuries sustained during a patient assault</a>." (<a href= "https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2021/08/in-memory-of-a-nurse-who-died-from-injuries-sustained-during-a-patient-assault.html">https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2021/08/in-memory-of-a-nurse-who-died-from-injuries-sustained-during-a-patient-assault.html</a>)</p> <p><em>This episode is sponsored by <a href= "https://tradeoffs.org/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Tradeoffs</a>, available on your favorite podcast platform.</em></p>