Knock Out
Posted in Case Reports on 23. Feb, 2010 | 7 Comments
When Patrick went in for jaw surgery, he didn’t think it would be life-threatening. Actually, he was right. It wasn’t the surgery that he needed to worry about.
Social Workers Accused of Responsibility in Girl’s Death
Posted in News Stories on 16. Feb, 2010 | 2 Comments
Social workers were supposed to monitor the condition of a girl who ended up dying from starvation. Now they are on trial related to her death.
Update: Whistle-Blowing Nurse Acquitted
Posted in News Stories on 15. Feb, 2010 | 3 Comments
The nurse who was on trial for reporting a doctor has been acquitted by a jury and has filed her own civil lawsuit.
California Man Supposedly Posed as Dermatologist
Posted in News Stories on 11. Feb, 2010 | 2 Comments
San Francisco man accused of pretending to be a medical dermatologist, making $75,000 in the process.
Texas Nurse on Trial for Reporting Malpractice
Posted in News Stories on 08. Feb, 2010 | 9 Comments
A nurse administrator will stand trial for “misuse of official information” for filing a complaint against a doctor to the Texas Medical Board.
Almost Half of Nurses Plan Career Change within 3 Years
Posted in News Stories on 04. Feb, 2010 | 5 Comments
Survey finds that almost half of nurses plan to change their careers in the next 1-3 years. A large percentage plan to leave nursing altogether.
CA Medical Board had “Bad Doc” overseeing “Bad Doc”
Posted in News Stories on 03. Feb, 2010 | 1 Comment
A doctor that goes on probation requests that another doctor with a problematic past be his supervisor. Surprisingly, the medical board granted the request!