Facts: At a teaching hospital, Mullins who is the plaintiff marked or ticked the section of approval form that consented to “the presence of healthcare learners”. She was assured by the attending Anaesthesiologist that she would handle the anaesthesia. However, when Mullins was unconscious during the surgery, a student (VanHoey) was allowed by the Anaesthesiologist to perform intubation. Mullins’ oesophagus was lacerated by VanHoey as it was VanHoey’s first day practicing on a live patient.…
On Thursday December 31, 2015 at approximately 1949 hours, FHEO Security Officers were dispatched to room #503 Beds 1 and 2 for two Disorderly Male Baker Act Patients who were acting up and causing problems for their assigned Psych Sitter, including one patient from Bed 1 who kept trying to leave the room. Security Officers Omar Alonso, Carlos Ayuso, and James Johnson arrived and met with Nurse Celia Baggya and Psych Sitter Andell Philip while Security Supervisor Steven Evans arrived later and met with Charge Nurse Charlene McGee. Nurse Baggya and Sitter Philip both stated that the patient in Bed #1, Benjamin Atsu (DOB: 01/23/1991; FIN# 85028628) became aggressive towards medical staff and was also trying to provoke the patient in Bed#2 who was Armando Montalvo (DOB: 08/15/1986; FIN #85028608). Security staff stood by the room and observed both patients until Nurse Baggya came back with some sedative medications to be administered to both patients in an effort to keep them calm and cooperative.…
On Wednesday, March 2, 2016 at 2206 hours, I, Security Shift Supervisor Steven Evans of FHEO conducted an (44P) Enforcement Escort/Patient within Facility for a female Baker Act patient from E.D. room #37 to room 614 bed #2, East tower.…
On Wednesday 04/27/2016, at approximately 2320 hours, FHE Security Officers Christopher Paz, Omar Alonso and Steven Evans were dispatched to the Special Care Unit (SCU) room #37 for a (51S) Patient Standby in ED. Upon arrival at 2322 hours, we met with ED Registered Nurse Lisette Van Windt who stated that she had called Security to standby because she needed to go to the patient room. The patient, Eugene Whitford (DOB: 06/20/1966–FIN# 85561610) is a Baker Act patient who had been agitated and uncooperative with nursing staff. Mr. Whitford had been very loud and using curse words towards medical staff. Security stood by while Nurse VanWindt went inside Mr. Whitford room to administer medication and check on him. Security did not have to go hands…
On September 27, 2016, CPT Porter, Derek came in for his appointment; however, he did not have his ID card with him. At that moment, I informed him that I could not check him in unless he has his ID card. He replied, “Even if they already know who I am”, I said “yes, even if they know who you are, I cannot check you in without your ID it is protocol”. I proceeded to inform him that if he had another form of identification he can go to medical records and get a promissory note. At which time he became upset and stated he wanted to speak to someone. I immediately, asked Major Stackhouse for assistance, I explained to him the situation and also informed CPT Porter that he had to obtain a promissory note. In addition, Major Stackhouse offered to inform the provider of the situation.…
Under the Doctrine of Corporate Negligence the hospital owes certain “duties” directly to the patient, which cannot be delegated to the medical staff. Under the Doctrine of Corporate Negligence Misericordia Community Hospital, owes a duty to its patients to refrain from any act which will cause foreseeable harm to others even though the nature of that harm and identity of the harmed person or harmed interest are unknown at the time of the act (westlaw citation). The Pennsylvania Supreme Court in Thompson v. Nason Hospital classified the hospital’s duties into four categories. 1) a duty to use reasonable care in the maintenance of safe and adequate facilities and equipment; 2) a duty to select and retain only competent physicians; 3) a duty to oversee all persons who practice medicine within its walls as to patient care; and 4) a duty to formulate, adopt and enforce adequate rules and policies to ensure quality care for the patients. The hospital also failed to adhere to its own bylaw provisions and to the Wisconsin statues related to medical…
DOI: 4/25/2016. Patient is a 42-year-old female occupational medicine PT service representative who sustained injury to her right shoulder from repetitively pushing shelves/work duties. Per OMNI entry, she was initially diagnosed with right shoulder strain.…
“A moderate sedation/analgesia (“conscious sedation”) policy requires that the patient remains on continuous B/P, ECG, and pulse oximeter throughout the procedure and until the patient meets specific discharge criteria (i.e., fully awake, VSS, no N/V, and able to void).” The trained nurse had the equipment to insure that this policy was followed, however failed to perform her duties as required by this policy. The second event is that the LPN reset the alarm and made no effort to provide an intervention for the alarm. The LPN did not inform the RN of the O2 Saturation level. The LPN Was not trained properly. The third event was that there was not enough staff called in for the level of acuity that these patients had. The administration should have been made aware of the emergency coming in and called in more staff to accommodate the staffing need.…
OTH: Delayed Entry-On January 31, 2017, this Agent conferred with FSI Farr in regard to the Subject's complaint. It was explained that the Subject complained that he does not belong in the Domestic Violence Unit, because he does not know the victim or his address. He further informed the victim was his nurse (Kevin Damery) during his hospitalization at the Holy Cross Hospital. The Subject reported his boyfriend attacked him while he was visiting him at the hospital and a fight broke out between them. The Subject states he mistakenly hit the nurse (Damery) due him attempting to intervene in the fight. FSI Farr advised that this case will remain in the FAST…
Pressure Mounts on Hospitals to Reduce Risks of Stark Law Violations (July 3, 2006). AIS Buisness News of the Week. Retrieved July 29, 2006, from the World Wide Web: http://www.aishealth.com/Bnow/070506c.html…
___VS bid x 3 days then daily: 164/96 on admission; P: 80 reg; T: 99; R: 18. (unable to take VS on admission due to…
In the healthcare field accidents are bound to happen, but it’s how we deal with that accident that determines the outcome. In our note book on page 192 (Kjensurd, 2017), duty of care is defined as “an obligation to prevent harm”, which Nye could have done had she alerted the proper individuals when the incident occurred, but she decided to stay quiet, which lead to Mrs. Obers death, leading to the violated of the 3rd element of causing patient harm. Besides Nye, the nursing director Suzanne Kay Ruddell also violated the 3rd element. She failed to order x rays for Mrs. Ober even when she had multiple staffers stating that Mrs. Obers was screaming and crying in pain. Ruddell did not act accordingly, which put her patient in pain leading to the violation of patient care. The 4th element was violated when the actions taken by Nye’s and Ruddell lead to the suffering and death of Mrs. Obers and created an emotional burden for her family members. The case was eventually settled with the amount undisclosed to the…
I was on my third day of residential care placement; the staff had just started to take turns for their morning tea break so I took the time to catch up on my case study patient’s medical history in the nurses’ station. Within a few minutes the Manager of the rest home ran in to gather the blood pressure machine and bandages. She informed another student nurse and myself to “take these to Max’s (pseudonym) room NOW, while I call an ambulance”.…
1. Mr. O.R. male 54 year old who was admitted to the unit 1 day ago post elective total knee replacement, he is ready to be discharged at tomorrow. 2. Ms. P.C. female 65 year old admitted to surgical unit post fall who is pending to have hip surgery in the morning. 3. Mr. C.A. 17 year old male admitted for urine retention and abnormal labs. CNA informs nurse two of her patients are demanding her assistance. Pt number 2 is complaining of discomfort and is attempting to remove traction. Pt number 3 is screaming and crying stating he has excruciating pain to his testicles. ADN nurse prioritizing decides to go and attend Pt number two since she knows Pt will have surgery in am and tractions must not be removed. BSN nurse immediately attends to Pt number 3 since she knows excruciating pain to testicles is an emergency and requires prompt attention due to testicular torsion…
A psychological disorder is also known as a mental disorder. A pattern of behavioral or psychological symptoms that impact multiple life areas and/or create distress for the person experiencing these symptoms is what psychological disorder. Examples of psychological disorder are bipolar disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, and Schizophrenia are some to name. With the proper diagnosis a client may receive proper treatment that can help them function in society. Psychological disorders have good treatment options with medications, psychotherapy, or other treatments.…