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Student nurses in Hong Kong reveal scale of violence and abuse while training, raising fears more will quit amid staff shortages in hospitals

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Nursing student Chan Tsz-kwan can still recall the unpleasant experience of a patient swearing at him when he was trying to provide care.The man, who required tube feeding but was not allowed to eat before medical tests, got irritated when told by Chan he had to wait for those checks before being fed.“That patient used offensive language and asked if I intended to let him starve and not give him any milk,” said Chan, 21, recalling the experience from about two years ago when he was in his first…

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