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B.C. nurses testify about ‘epidemic’ of workplace violence at Senate committee | Globalnews.ca

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The B.C. Nurses’ Union was testifying before a senate committee reviewing Bill C-321 .

The bill would amend the Criminal Code to make violence against first responders and health-care workers an aggravating factor during sentencing.

Union president Adriane Gear shared the story of a Surrey emergency room nurse who has been off the job since she was randomly attacked in June by a patient who was under the influence of drugs.

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