PENSACOLA, Fla. — Imagine going to work and knowing there’s a chance you’ll be punched, bitten, spit on, and verbally harassed. That’s the daily reality for many of our healthcare workers manning our area hospitals.
National Nurses United found 8 in 10 healthcare workers report experiencing some sort of workplace violence within the past year.
WEAR News has spent the last month submitting records requests and interviewed a local nurse who was willing to speak out. Sources within local law enforcement say battery cases are often underreported by nurses and hospitals…