Vol. 16 Nbr. 7, July 2008

Index

• Patient's seizure: court rules nurse's slow response is neglect of a vulnerable adult.
• Nurse/therapist: patient awarded damages over improper sexual relationship.
• Patient safety: SNF did not enforce its own smoking rules, civil monetary penalty imposed.
• Patient suicide: family obtains settlement.
• Acute pancreatitis: patient's lawsuit alleges sub-standard nursing care first day in the hospital.
• Coumadin: med started before lab tests back.
• Emergency care: hospital had no obstetric department, judge finds no negligence committed by E.R. physician or nurses.
• Failure to thrive: arbitrator finds no negligence.
• Code: crash cart not stocked, other equipment non-functional, patient dies, family sues.
• Pressure sores: court case points out importance of hydration and nutrition.
• Pressure sores: court case relates patient's death to sub-standard skin care.
• Anemic patient left unattended in shower: hospital pays settlement for nurses aide's negligence.
• Cardiac patient left unattended on commode: jury awards damages for nurse's negligence.
• Deep vein thrombosis: patient's death tied to nursing negligence.
• Psychiatric nursing: patient dies during 'take-down,' US Court imposes supervisory responsibility, liability on nurses.
• Death of patient: court rules nurse was unfairly denied the right to respond to the charges.
• L & D: nurses denied patient's request for c-section, $3,500,000 settlement awarded.