Louisiana Registered Nurse Lynne Truxillo died on April 11, 2019. At Baton Rouge General Hospital on April 4th, when patient Jessie Guillory attacked one of Lynne’s coworkers, Lynne stepped in and pulled him from the other nurse. As Nurse Lynne Truxillo tried to escape his grasp, Guillory grabbed her by the neck and violently slammed her head down onto a desk before others could restrain him. In the melee, Lynne also suffered a pulled muscle but as a dedicated nurse, she finished … [Read more...]
Nurses, Cameras and Privacy
These days cameras are everywhere. In fact, in the United Kingdom, any person can be seen on camera at least 300 times every day as the devices are everywhere. Every time you’re on the street, every time you enter a store, restaurant or bank, drive into a public garage … anywhere and everywhere the chances are likely that a camera is looking at you. And now they are making their way into hospitals around the world. A recent case in San Diego against Sharp … [Read more...]
Know Your Professional Boundaries
When I was practicing years ago, there were no rules regarding professional boundaries. I took care of people in the community where I lived and everyone knew each other. When I would run into them at the grocery store or the mall, I would always say “hi!” Some of my colleagues even went to former patient’s houses for meals or holidays. Nowadays there are rules regarding professional boundaries. As much as we would like rebel against these rules, they really are designed to protect … [Read more...]
An Unusual Nursing Board Case
After getting an unfavorable Nursing Board decision, it is unusual for a nurse to appeal the matter to a court. It is even more unusual for such an appeal to make it all the way to the state Supreme Court. However, Appellants Christine Mulry Francis and Angela L. Caldwell DeBenedictis did just that. The facts of this case are very interesting. Nurses Francis and DeBenedictis were employed in supervisory roles in a Delaware correctional facility where a patient … [Read more...]
Curiosity Killed the Cat and Got 50 Hospital Employees Fired
Lorie Brown’s article from AllNurses on HIPAA violations following the incident with Jussie Smollett, the actor from the TV series, “Empire”, at Chicago’s Northwestern Hospital. [Read Full Article] … [Read more...]
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