Nurses at Dandenong Hospital threaten to walk off the job after spate of violence NURSES have threatened to walk off the job at Dandenong Hospital's emergency department in the wake of a spate of violent incidents. They have demanded Monash Health commit to boosting security measures by noon tomorrow, saying they don't feel safe at work. Nurses have passed a resolution calling for 24/7 security surveillance, increasing the number of security guards and standardised codes for managing aggressive visitors. Emergency department nurses say they are regularly hit, punched, kicked, bitten and threatened. The Australian Nursing Federation's Paul Gilbert said there was an "imminent threat to health and safety" of nurses at the hospital. He said incidents included a man who threw pieces of concrete at the emergency department window, smashing the glass, and a nurse badly bitten by a patient. He said a nurse was demoted after he wrestled a violent patient to the ground in the emergency department on March 29. "Nurses are looking to... make it safe for them to do their jobs and take care of the Victorian community," Mr Gilbert said. If Monash Health is unable to agree to these measures by midday on Thursday then... the ANF will issue a direction to cease work in the emergency department because of the imminent threat to health and safety. Monash Health spokeswoman Suzana Talevski said it could not comment on the resolution submitted by its staff. "We're still working through those recommendations and it is inappropriate to comment until the morning," she said.