Recently added articles from Nursing Law's Regan Report:
Did Dr. & nurse fail notify pregnant pt. to D/C Benicar?
Jun 01, 2009; Tammelleo, A. David ... WENDY BAGGETT BECAME A PATIENT AT MOBIL OB-GYN (MOBILE) ON MARCH 1, 2004, WHEN DR. PHILLIP MADONIA BEGAN TREATING HER FOR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE AND DEPRESSION. At that visit and at succeeding visits over the next several months, Dr. Madonia prescribed various medications to treat Baggett, ...
Did ER nurse's failure to treat pt. lead to suicide?(Nursing Law Case of the Month)(Affinity Hospital, L.L.C. v. Willford, 2009-AL-0420.002 (4/17/2009)-AL)(Case overview)
Jun 01, 2009; Tammelleo, A. David ... CASE ON POINT: Affinity Hospital, L.L.C. v. Willford, 2009-AL-0420.002 (4/17/2009)-AL ISSUE: Was this nurse liable for having suicide patient wait? CASE FACTS: On February 25, 2006, Kristopher Kean, who was experiencing suicidal thoughts, sought treatment at the ...
FL: nurse's notes & records contradict Dr.: court finds for defendants despite nurse's info.(Legal Case Briefs for Nurses)(St. Joseph's Hospital v. Cox 2009 FL-0618.068)
Jun 01, 2009; Tammelleo, A. David ... CASE FACTS: At the age of sixty-nine, William Cox suffered a stroke with devastating consequences. He contended that the effects of the stroke would have been prevented or reversed if he had been given a clot-busting drug when he was seen in the emergency room at St. Joseph's Hospital. Cox ...
AL: failure to monitor infiltrating Hep-lock: patient failed to prove causal relation to injury.(Legal Case Briefs for Nurses)(Alabama)(Case overview)
Jun 01, 2009; Tammelleo, A. David ... CASE FACTS: On November 23, 2003, Julie Lyons was admitted to Vaughn Regional Medical Center (Vaughn) complaining of severe lower-back pain that radiated down her right leg. She was diagnosed with acute onset of right lumbar radiculopathy. A Heparin IV lock (Hep-lock) was inserted into ...
Failure to order CT scan STAT: pt. died awaiting scan.(Nursing Law Case on Point)(Bosco v. New York Univ. Hospitals Center, 2009-NY-0624.1790 (6/18/2009)-NY)(Case overview)
Jun 01, 2009; Tammelleo, A. David ... CASE ON POINT: Bosco v. New York Univ. Hospitals Center, 2009-NY-0624.1790 (6/18/2009)-NY CASE FACTS: Benney Bosco presented to Dr. Norman Risinger, a cardiologist, on June 28, 2005, with complaints of shortness of breath and chest pain. An x-ray was performed, which showed that ...
