Nurses need to speak up when it's too early to discharge a patient safely
Nurses are highly-trained health care providers who owe a duty to their patients to exercise independent judgment and advocacy
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Hospitals
Medical malpractice at Texas Children's Hospital in Houston
Physician, nursing, and other medical mistakes occur even at well-known hospitals
Why are many hospitals more dangerous to patients during holidays?
Hospital-acquired injuries are more common over holidays
Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital hit with Medicare quality of care violation
If a patient is seriously injured or dies because a hospital isn't prepared for an emergency, it's medical malpractice
Barebone nurse staffing levels cause medical malpractice
Medicare recently cited MD Anderson Cancer Center for not hiring enough nurses for patient safety
Houston medical malpractice lawsuit: Radiologist, two hospitalists, and surgeon at Pasadena's Bayshore Medical Center misdiagnose volvulus
Volvulus is the twisting of the stomach or intestine and is a surgical emergency because it cuts off blood flow
Federal lawsuit: Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center & Baylor College of Medicine doctors leave towel inside patient after surgery
A federal report revealed that this hospital had multiple episodes of leaving unintended items inside patient bodies in 2018.
What you should know about neuro checks by hospital nurses
When nurses skip neurological assessments or don't do them correctly, it can place the patient in unnecessary risk
Medicare cites HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest with four citations
The facility formerly known as Houston Northwest Medical Center has been hit with Medicare/Medicaid violations in 2015, 2017, and 2019
What you should know about two common medication errors by nurses
Nurses owe an independent duty to their patients to understand the rationale and effects of medications that they administer to patients