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National Nurses United: Utah nurse assault underscores need for national workplace violence prevention standard

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The nation was shocked to see recent video of University of Utah registered nurse Alex Wubbles being assaulted and arrested for refusing to allow police to take a blood sample from an unconscious patient while he was incapable of consent.

Nurses across the country stand with Wubbels because we know our first job is always to protect and advocate for our patients. There’s no excuse for what happened to this heroic RN, who did not waiver in her patient advocacy, even when the result was being roughly handcuffed and detained.

Given our oath to protect our patients, Wubbles’ assault begs the question: What happens when nurses can’t even guarantee our own safety at work?