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Old May 24, 2007, 05:28 PM
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Re: ER Death: The Part No One Has Mentioned Yet

Originally Posted by TazziRN View Post
Then the Native Americans aren't legal either, because the first Indians came here via what is now Alaska and Russia.
Nobody is legal then...
Can we go back to the table and discuss how Ms. Rodriquez died...

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Old May 24, 2007, 05:30 PM
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Re: ER Death: The Part No One Has Mentioned Yet

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Nobody is legal then...
Can we go back to the table and discuss how Ms. Rodriquez died...

She died from poor medical management from the Doctor who had just seen her 3 hours prior.
She was only out in the waiting room for 45 minutes. In my ER (which again, is overrun by illegals), 45 minutes would be a dream. Try more like 6-8 hours...

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Old May 24, 2007, 05:31 PM
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Re: ER Death: The Part No One Has Mentioned Yet

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Nobody is legal then...
Can we go back to the table and discuss how Ms. Rodriquez died...
Well, I'm legal.....but sure, you were the one to go diving back in history to begin with.


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Old May 24, 2007, 05:53 PM
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Re: ER Death: The Part No One Has Mentioned Yet

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She died from poor medical management from the Doctor who had just seen her 3 hours prior.
She was only out in the waiting room for 45 minutes. In my ER (which again, is overrun by illegals), 45 minutes would be a dream. Try more like 6-8 hours...
It depends....
Poor management is only part of the problem.
However, the poor judgment and the poor assessment skills of the nurse who was taken care of Ms. Rodriquez is really the "cause of death."
Think about it....she came in and c/o of abd pain, then she collapsed on the floor. Don't you think this is a big red flag. The good thing is...that nurse has already been resigned, so she is not going to hurt another person.
What bothers me the most is Ms. Rodriquez had to suffer so much before the end of her life. This is very unacceptable. If you do that to a dog in New York City, you might have to go to jail for it.
Rest in peace...Ms. Rodriquez.

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Old May 24, 2007, 05:59 PM
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Re: ER Death: The Part No One Has Mentioned Yet

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However, the poor judgment and the poor assessment skills of the nurse who was taken care of Ms. Rodriquez is really the "cause of death.
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Lol, so it's the poor assessment of the nurse, not the MD that is the 'cause of death'?

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Old May 24, 2007, 05:59 PM
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Re: ER Death: The Part No One Has Mentioned Yet

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Nobody is legal then...
Can we go back to the table and discuss how Ms. Rodriquez died...
You're the one who took this in another direction.


Getting back to the topic, the nurse wasn't the only one at fault. Yes, she should have reassessed the pt, but the doc missed a perforation.

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Old May 24, 2007, 05:59 PM
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Re: woman dies in ER waiting room (article)

I'm not a nurse yet, I don't pretend to have any experience at all.

I'm curious though chuck1234, I see you have Med/Surg and ICU experience. Have you had an oportunity to spend any time working in the ER? If so, how much time did you have an oportunity for?

Peace,
Cathie

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Old May 24, 2007, 06:03 PM
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Re: woman dies in ER waiting room (article)

Cathie, I've worked ER for 19 years, and Chuck is right about one thing: the woman should have been assessed.

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Old May 24, 2007, 06:05 PM
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Re: ER Death: The Part No One Has Mentioned Yet

You're right Tazzi..


But why is the nurse taking all the responsibility and the MD's none of it?


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Old May 24, 2007, 06:06 PM
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Re: woman dies in ER waiting room (article)

It's not the collapsing on the floor that was the problem, it was the triage nurse telling her that she had just been seen, there's nothing more to be done. She was never reassessed.

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