Bob Aller December 29, 2019 Key Facts In Florida, a Palms West Hospital ICU nurse removed a central line while the patient was sitting up Within minutes, the patient suffered severe chest pains, couldn’t breathe, lost consciousness, placed on life support, without regaining consciousness died several days later… chart notes indicated possible air embolism Palms …
Category: Nurses
6 months ago
Nurse Fired While Advocating For Patient Safety On CVICU
Nurse Julie Griffin Photo by Munoz Photography Bob Aller August 4, 2019 Nurse Julie Griffin worked as an RN at the Westside Regional Medical Center in Plantation, Florida (Miami metro area). Repeatedly, Ms. Griffin registered criticism with hospital administrators over the practice of no continuous monitoring as well as inadequate nurse staffing on her cardiovascular ICU. …
7 months ago
Ward 5B: Nurses Gave AIDS Patients the Care Others Would Not
Celebrating A Team Of Nurses Reporter – Julia Pinney June 26, 2019 The film “5B” premiered at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival and was released in theatres June 14. Through archival footage, photos, and interviews with doctors, nurses, AIDS survivors, and activists, it tells the story of Ward 5B at San Francisco General Hospital. …