An Issue of a Missed Diagnosis
Three trips to the emergency department failed to diagnose compartment syndrome in a young boy following a trampoline injury.
Three trips to the emergency department failed to diagnose compartment syndrome in a young boy following a trampoline injury.
Remotely accessing patients’ protected health information puts a nurse in a precarious position.
A physician assistant is concerned about a patient’s injury but does not seek the advice of her supervising physician.
A series of medical errors and negligence that occurred in a nursing home lead to an elderly man’s death.
Failure to document a telephone call leads to a lawsuit alleging false imprisonment in a mental health case.
A nurse was terminated for reporting improper medication storage practices.
An RN’s post online violates a patient’s privacy, and she is fired.
An RN’s careful note-taking protects hospital from liability.
Can a nurse practitioner’s testimony be used to convict an accused rapist after the victim changes her story?
A nurse practitioner disagrees with her supervisor over a diagnosis but fails to voice her opinion, leading to misdiagnosis and a subsequent above-the-knee amputation.