Emergency room boarding threatens patient safety
Boarders are in a dangerous limbo
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Medical malpractice
Spinal epidural abscess misdiagnosis causes paralysis
Spinal epidural abscesses can cause dangerous spinal cord compression
Crisis center ignores signs of toxic lithium levels, cause brain damage in patient
With prompt diagnosis and treatment, lithium toxicity is usually reversible
Pitocin causes excessive contractions, brain injury in baby
Labor and delivery nurses keep doctor in the dark about concerning signs and findings
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
Lawsuit alleged CRNA caused botched esophageal intubation, patient death
Nurse anesthetist testified he had not performed an intubation in five years
ER nurses escorted out of hospital after raising understaffing, patient safety concerns
Nursing advocacy requires placing patient safety first
Why hospitals keep physicians and providers with lots of bad outcomes
Two factors may incentivize retention over patient safety
Gabapentin linked to overdose deaths, medical malpractice
Prescribers must provide proper medication, proper dose, and proper monitoring