2024年10月凌晨2时，澳大利亚皇家布里斯班妇女医院急诊科入口大厅发生一起暴力事件，注册护士丹尼尔·纳尔逊遭到醉酒患者的袭击 [1]。纳尔逊利用柔术技能将患者制服，事件过程被拍摄下来并在社交媒体上传播 [1]。纳尔逊随后表示："我是一名醉酒患者的暴力受害者，在工作人员或安保无法看到的区域" [1]。
这起事件引发了对医疗机构工作场所安全的关注。澳大利亚护士和助产士工会秘书莎拉·比曼指出，职场暴力已上升到医疗工作者伤害住院的第二大原因 [1]。工会随之呼吁雇主采取更多措施确保工作场所安全 [1]。
针对卫生部门的人力资源状况，昆士兰州政府表示在不到两年内聘用了10,000名新卫生工作者，其中包括7,200名一线医生、护士和联合医疗工作者 [1]。政府承诺到2032年额外增加46,000名卫生工作者 [1]。
A registered nurse at Royal Brisbane Women's Hospital was violently assaulted by an intoxicated patient in October 2024, an incident captured on video that has since circulated widely on social media [1]. Daniel Nelson, the nurse targeted in the attack, used martial arts skills to restrain the patient during the confrontation [1]. The assault occurred at approximately 2 a.m. in the emergency department entrance foyer [1], in an area where staff and security personnel were unable to intervene [1].
The incident has prompted the Australian Nurses and Midwives' Union to intensify calls for enhanced workplace safety protections. Union secretary Sarah Beiman emphasized that workplace violence has now risen to the second leading cause of injury-related hospitalizations among healthcare workers, up from fourth place [1]. In response to workforce pressures and safety concerns, the Queensland Government has recruited 10,000 new health workers in less than two years, including 7,200 frontline doctors, nurses, and allied health professionals [1]. The government has committed to adding a further 46,000 health workers by 2032 [1].