Canadian Occupational Safety: Nearly 9 in 10 long-term care staff experience violence

“A new survey has found that 88 per cent of personal support workers (PSWs) and registered practical nurses (RPNs) in long‐term care facilities in Ontario experience physical violence on the job. Nearly two-thirds (62 per cent) of the PSWs and 51 per cent of the RPNs experience at least one incident of physical violence each week.”

Article: Nearly 9 in 10 long-term care staff experience violence
Author: www.cos-mag.com
Date: April 15, 2019