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What's behind the rise in violence in healthcare settings? Theresa Brown has some thoughts.

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Violence in health care settings is a growing problem in Kentucky and in other states as well. It is now a felony to assault a health care worker punishable by one to five years in prison. Teresa Brown is a nurse and writer who lives in Pittsburgh and has written numerous books about her experience as a nurse. She talks about a recent episode of violence in the workplace that left her shaken.

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https://www.theresabrownrn.com/bio

https://theresabrown.substack.com/p/violence-at-work-all-too-common-in

Workplace Violence Prevention

https://www.osha.gov/healthcare/workplace-violence

https://www.facs.org/for-medical-professionals/news-publications/news-and-articles/bulletin/2025/june-2025-volume-110-issue-6/alarming-rise-of-workplace-violence-forces-healthcare-workers-to-rethink-safety/

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9206999/

Dr. Greg Davis is a forensic pathologist with UK HealthCare. Every week, Davis speaks with local health providers, professionals, and researchers on Dr. Greg Davis on Medicine.