A patient brutally attacked a nurse at the CHUL hospital in Canada. Following recent attacks on healthcare workers, a third victim decided to stay inside the psychiatric emergency department to ensure safety.

A nursing association reports increasing incidents of violence against their members. A union noted that the beating of the nurse at the CHUL hospital is not an isolated incident. Journal de Québec, Noovo Info, and TVA Nouvelles shared information concerning the violent incident and the victim's decision to stay in psychiatric emergency.