Male nurses more likely to be assaulted by patients: StatsCan

Gender, experience and area of practice contribute to risk of physcial and emotional abuse

More than one-third of nurses report being physically assaulted by a patient and nearly one-half report emotional abuse, with gender, years of experience and area of practice contributing to their risk of abuse, according to Statistics Canada.

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