A Nightmare Unleashed: The Shocking Reality of Medical Identity Mix-ups
Unveiling the terrifying consequences of patient misidentification and what you can do about it.
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Registered nurse criminally charged, alleged to have amputated patient's foot without order or consent
Treatments and surgeries require both an order and consent
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Federal inspectors find multiple facilities with no nurses on site for extending periods of time
When hospitals and nursing homes have poor levels of nurse staffing, it needlessly endangers patients
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Are hospital and nursing home bedsores and pressure injuries avoidable?
Experts contend that the best treatment is prevention
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Patient dies from nursing home fall despite documented high risk
Physician and nursing care should be patient-led rather than clicking boxes on a screen
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Lawsuit: High-fall-risk patient at The Medical Resort at Willowbrook falls 5 times
Woman experienced broken bones and head trauma
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Houston Court of Appeals rules against hospitalist physician in Houston Methodist Hospital fall case
Hospitalists must give appropriate fall prevention orders and instructions to nurses
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Medicare issues reports on PAM Health Specialty Hospital of San Antonio’s substantial deficient practices
Quality of care issues involve nursing and wound care
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Without assessment and prevention, it doesn't take long for a hospitalized patient to get a pressure wound
HCA Houston Healthcare West Hospital hit with Medicare citation for inadequate registered nursing supervision of wound care
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Severe bedsores are never events that can be avoided with proper care
Prevention is the key in hospital and nursing home acquired pressure injuries
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