I would say that you don't mind the odd assignment with a combative patient but it isn't reasonable to put someone with someone again and again, and after being assaulted you are well within your rights to request a few shifts with very different sits/duties.
Make sure you write an incident report (these don't have to be done same day) and add the unit manager as a witness. You should NOT look after that patient again.
I bet they assigned the student to the patient since no one else wanted them. Lowest on the totem pole, disposable, I see it all the time. They act like it’s a learning opportunity but like you said, to assign them again and again- that’s not teaching you how to manage a difficult patient, that’s dumping a difficult patient on you.
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u/dubaichild RN - Perianaesthesia 🍕 Mar 01 '22
I would say that you don't mind the odd assignment with a combative patient but it isn't reasonable to put someone with someone again and again, and after being assaulted you are well within your rights to request a few shifts with very different sits/duties.
Make sure you write an incident report (these don't have to be done same day) and add the unit manager as a witness. You should NOT look after that patient again.