Vanderbilt General Surgery Resident, Gretchen Edwards BY BOB ALLER In April 2017, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (Nashville), a resident from the general surgery residency program was instructed to place …
Category: Patient Safety
5 years ago
Understaffing In The ER Claimed, ER Nurse Fired
Lawsuit States ER Clinical Coordinator At HCA Hospital Was Fired For Claiming Understaffing In The ER The New Hampshire Union Leader reports that Nurse Julie Stephens filed a lawsuit against …
5 years ago
Air Embolism Linked To Central Line Death
Bob Aller Summary: Just after 1:30 pm on the afternoon of August 22, 2016, at Palms West Hospital in Florida, RN Linda Truempy entered the ICU room of a 25-year-old …
4 years ago
Nurse Urged To Cover-Up Fatal Medication Errors
Statement From Shirley Barker, RN, BSN: As nurses, we’re expected to be the “advocate” for our patients. Unfortunately, we are often stifled from fulfilling that role. I retired in …