Imagine the horror of learning that the Nursing School from which you graduated gave you a Diploma without proper training. There you are doing quite well in your job and suddenly you find that your License is about to be revoked because you did not attend a properly licensed School! That is exactly what happened in Floridaâs Palm Beach School of Nursing, Quisqueya Health Academy, Sacred Heart Institute of Fort Lauderdale, and Siena College of Health in Lauderhill where âOperation … [Read more...]
RaDonda Vaught Loses License Appeal
As you and other readers probably know, I have frequently brought up issues regarding the case of Former Registered Nurse RaDonda Vaught who not only had her license revoked but was put on trial following a fatal medication error of administering vecuronium to a patient rather than the prescribed Versed. In the trial she faced a possible eight-year prison term for criminally negligent homicide and abuse of an impaired adult but instead received three yearsâ probation. But the Tennessee … [Read more...]
Being Guilt Tripped By Your Employer?
Nurses at Ascension Seton Medical Center in Austin, Texas were blocked from safely staffing the NICU in the Hospitalâs reaction to staging a one day strike this past Wednesday (December 6, 2023). Prior to the planned strike, the Day Supervisor and Perinatal Director would not allow some nurses to work their shifts in the Hospitalâs Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. This action left only three Registered Nurses to tend to the NICU Patients, a ratio considered unsafe even by the Hospital staffing … [Read more...]
Whatâs The Verdict?
Last week, the jury returned a verdict in the case of Maya Kowalski. I have previously written about Maya Kowalski, who was a 10-year-old girl at the at Johns Hopkins All Childrenâs Hospitals in Tampa, Florida. Maya had suffered from Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) and was receiving Ketamine treatments which reduces the sensation of pain even though they cannot stop it all together. It has been successful for Maya, but she had a very significant flare up which … [Read more...]
Who Is Maya Kowalski?
Maya Kowalski, daughter of Registered Nurse Beata Kowalski, was 9 years old in 2015 and suffering debilitating pain. She was diagnosed with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (âCRPSâ), resulting in symptoms such as stiffness, spasms, and limited mobility. Her mother was able to find a doctor who was able to properly diagnose her, and he prescribed ketamine treatments to block the pain receptors in Mayaâs body, allowing her body to revise the sensitization process. In October 2016, Maya had a … [Read more...]
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