60 years in prison!!!

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Is it just me or does the possibility of 60 years in prison seem a bit harsh for negligence under these circumstances. If you wonder what I am talking about read the Nurse Aid charged with drowning article posted to the your left of home under News. From what they say mistakes where made but a system that leaves six severly disabled people alone with one NA has to be just as quilty as the the person who left victim in the tub. Lets face it folks OJ is out there walking around.

Link to article inserted by brian: https://allnurses.com/news/jump.cgi?ID=698

nakita...i agree that the facility shares a part of the responsiblity. they did put the CNA in an unsafe environment. (you sound like a great manager by the way)

but i think thats a seperate issue and is going to be decided like that.

you have to ask...if there had been adequate staff , would her actions have been the same? something to consider would be whether she had bathed that pt before and stayed in the room with her the entire time.

we can only speculate. this is going to be an interesting case.

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