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1. The line between med error and crime?

   ICUHMO replied to Lisa CCU RN's topic in General Nursing

   There was a case in Fort Worth last year where a doctor was found guilty of criminally negligent homocide (I think) because she did something to a breathing tube to cause a patient to die. Can't remember the details, but the doctor's defense was tha...

2. Group One background checks in Texas

   ICUHMO replied to edgreen's topic in Texas

   I think that HCA started GroupOne for its own purposes (to intimidate nurses) then brought in other hospitals as cover. The other hospitals may use GroupOne as legitimate background checks, but HCA hospitals use it illegitimately (charging "abandon...

3. Pet Peeves

   ICUHMO replied to sjb2005's topic in General Nursing

   How about family members who eat off a patient's tray? Without even teelling you! How are you supposed to track intake (% of meals eaten) if other people are taking bites of food or grabbing the juice cups for the ride home? Or are you supposed to te...

4. Group One background checks in Texas

   ICUHMO replied to edgreen's topic in Texas

   Could you share the name of the hospital in Fort Worth that did this horrible thing to you? I think that I know, but would like to be sure. PM me if if you want to keep it private. I hope that your husband is doing well.

5. What is an HCA?

   ICUHMO replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

   WOW! I thought that I had heard of everything, but I never heard of Group One. It sounds really spooky, like some CIA spin-off. It also would seem to make sense of some situations I've run across that didn't make sense at the time. Does anyone hav...

6. North Texas = Few Jobs?

   ICUHMO replied to TheCommuter's topic in Texas

   I know that Plaza Medical Center in Fort Worth hires LVNs. I can't say that I exactly recommend them though. The pay is low and the work hard. And it is an HCA facility, for what that means to you. But you will get lots of first hand experience right...