Essays on Centura

Medication errors can have potentially serious consequences for patients and healthcare workers. For patients, they can lead to serious injuries, disability, and even death (Hashemi, 2007). For healthcare workers, they can lead to withdrawal of practicing licenses and other disciplinary actions. The indictment of three registered nurses for negligent homicide following the death of a newborn occasioned by a medication error in 1997 ushered in a chilling novel level of disciplinary action: criminal prosecution. This paper will discuss emerging issues related to an instance of medication error that resulted in criminal charges against the nurses who were involved. The incident involved three ...

Introduction

The events at the Centura St. Anthony Hospital, outside of Denver in April 1997, is enough proof that most nurses are unaware of the legal implications of a certain actions that they may consider to undertake when all other options seems to indicate poor outcomes. While it may be prudent to consider the changing instances of the patient’s condition, the process of changing the care process or the medication could cause potential legal liabilities for the nurse (Russell, 2012).

Identify what emotions are evoked as you consider the Colorado Board of Nursing case stated above?

The unfortunate event at the Centura St. Anthony Hospital and the case as handled by the Colorado Board of Nursing ...