August 3, 2026 — 7:34pm

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Footage of a registered nurse being attacked by a patient in the foyer of the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital in 2024 has gone viral, prompting the nurses union to call for safer working conditions.

Daniel Nelson shared a video of the incident to his Facebook late last week, saying: “This is what many people never see.”

Nelson was working in the RBWH Emergency Department in October 2024 when the incident occurred at 2am.

“I was a victim of assault by an intoxicated patient in an area where there were no…

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