‘I’ll knock him the f*** out': Abusive mental health nurse threatened to 'kill' patient
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA mental health nurse who threatened to "knock out" a deaf patient has been banned from the profession. Andrea Burdon unleashed a tirade of "vulgar" and "abusive" language on the vulnerable man while treating him at All Saints Hospital, a specialist mental health facility in Oldham.
She lashed out at the patient after he refused to let her administer his medication, branding him a "fat b******". She has since been found no longer fit to practice by a Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) panel and has been struck off the nurses register.
The panel heard that Ms Burdon had gone to check the patient's blood glucose levels on May 5, 2020. READ MORE: Dad fighting for life after wife killed and daughter, 17, stabbed in horror attack When he requested another nurse, Ms Burdon refused and grabbed the patient's hand to carry out the test.
The patient pulled their hand away and clenched their fist. The panel heard that Ms Burdon then told him: “Go on then, f****** hit me, I will f****** hit you back”.
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