Source avec lien : Canadian Occupational Safety, 4/15/2019.
Une nouvelle étude trouve que les violences envers le personnel infirmier et de soutien sont banalisées dans le secteur de la santé. 88% des auxiliaires de santé et d’infirmières dans les établissements de soins de longue durée en Ontario subissent des violences physiques au travail. Par ailleurs, 69% du personnel racisé, autochtone ou appartenant à une minorité visible subit du harcèlement relié à ce statut.
Study finds abuse has been normalized within the sector. 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. The study also revealed that 69 per cent of racialized, indigenous and minority staff experience related harassment; 75 per cent of all respondents believe that they are not able to provide adequate care due to workload and low staffing; and 69 per cent of nurses and personal support workers acknowledge wanting to leave their jobs. Michael Hurley, the president of the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions, who collaborated on the research study, wants to see regulatory changes.
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