Nurses are often the first provider seen by patients, particularly in the hospital setting. Unfortunately, nurses make mistakes that cause serious harm or death. These mistakes can include failing to properly monitor a patient post-operatively, failing to give necessary medication, failing to prevent a patient from falling, and failing to properly communicate important clinical findings to doctors and other nurses.
We have read, over the past several years, stories of overburdened emergency departments, overworked hospital staff, and profit driven emergency care. When the bottom line is the driving force behind
A doctor telling you to call a lawyer due to the wrongful actions of another doctor is evidence you have a case. But it’s not the whole story.
More technology doesn’t necessarily mean greater patient safety.