A WOMAN has been charged after allegedly assaulting a nurse at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital in Herston.
Police responded to a disturbance involving a female patient in a ward at the hospital about 6.30pm last night.
It is alleged that a 62-year old female nurse was assaulted and required treatment for bruising to her hip.
A 44-year-old Lutwyche woman has been charged with one count each of serious assault of a public officer performing function causing bodily harm, wilful damage and possession of a knife in a public place.
The woman is due to appear in Brisbane Magistrates Court on June 29.