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Fertility nurse steals drugs: Patients undergo egg retrieval without anesthesia

Empowered Nurses

There was malpractice on the part of Yale for not investigating the earlier patient complaints and by giving patients saline rather than fentanyl. My heart truly goes out to these patients who were harmed by the criminal act of this nurse. It wasn’t until a cap came off easily that anyone questioned something being wrong.

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Can You Refuse An Unsafe Assignment?

Empowered Nurses

Your first thought is probably “I don’t want to commit malpractice; I want to provide the best care for my patients, and I want to protect my license.” Here’s the scene: you walk into work for your 12-hour shift and immediately find yourself facing an exceptionally heavy patient load. What can you do?

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The Mess In Healthcare Gets Messier

Empowered Nurses

Nurses should be treated with respect and dignity and given proper staffing. No wonder there is a nursing shortage. Many in the nursing population find it getting harder to handle that kind of stress and workload as they get older. President of New York State Nurses Association. Interview with Nancy Hagans, R.N.,