Texas jury awards $21 million over nurse anesthetist (CRNA) operating room care that left 27-year-old man with brain injury

Plaintiff alleged that patient wasn't given a choice between CRNA and anesthesiologist physician

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Lawsuit alleged CRNA caused botched esophageal intubation, patient death

Nurse anesthetist testified he had not performed an intubation in five years

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ER nurses escorted out of hospital after raising understaffing, patient safety concerns

Nursing advocacy requires placing patient safety first

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The nurse's role in medication safety

It takes more than administering a drug once it's ordered

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Houston Methodist charges almost double for a surgery than the cost at a nearby academic hospital

Regardless of cost to patients, the standard of care is the same

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Why hospitals keep physicians and providers with lots of bad outcomes

Two factors may incentivize retention over patient safety

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Gabapentin linked to overdose deaths, medical malpractice

Prescribers must provide proper medication, proper dose, and proper monitoring

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How EMTs select a hospital ER for a patient, and when hospitals can turn them away

The closest ER isn't always the best or safest choice

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What's the difference between a physician and a provider?

Making sense of the alphabet soup of degrees

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The most common avoidable errors in claims against certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs)

American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) Journal published closed claims study

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