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A nurse has severe burns after a patient's attack.
A nurse in Christchurch has severe burns after a patient with mental disorders has thrown boiling water at her.
The Director General of Mental Health Services of the Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB), Toni Gutschlag, said the incident occurred Monday in the inpatient care unit. short stay at Hillmorton Hospital.
The unit is a facility for adults with mental illness requiring 24-hour nursing care.
A message shared with New Zealand, please hear our Facebook page which said that the nurse was writing notes at the nurses station when the incident occurred.
"A patient deliberately threw a cup of boiling water, causing second-degree burns and future scars, not to mention the emotional trauma these events cause," the message writes.
The message, which included photographs of the woman's severe burns, indicates that the patient "shrugged" when asked why they did it.
"There is never an excuse for verbally or physically abusing a nurse … She could be your daughter, your wife, your sister, your friend."
"She is a nurse and there is no excuse," he added.
Gutschlag said that the nurse "was fine" and was in a comfortable state.
The CDHB and the New Zealand Nurses Organization are working on a project to reduce the risk of violence against nurses.
"The project aims to combat aggression and threats, and looks for ways to prevent, defuse, and manage aggressive behavior," said Gutschlag.
"No level of violence against staff, patients or any other person is acceptable."
A series of assaults against nurses at Hillmorton Hospital.
Eighteen assaults were reported in April alone, and in March, three nurses ended up in the ER after being assaulted by a patient. One nurse was "foolishly beaten", another was bitten "to the bone" and a third was hit in the jaw after unsuccessfully calling for help from the police.
Jo Kane, a member of the CDHB, said earlier that the problem was indicative of high occupancy rates and buildings that are no longer suitable.
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