Analyzing Creela Belle Howard's Legal Settlement At Veterans Affairs

After working under these horrendous conditions, including lack of sleep, lack of electricity to keep the newest technology machines working, shut-down elevators and air conditioning, and an unsanitary working environment, the remaining staff members at Memorial did what they could. The reason and quantity of the medications that were found in patients’ bodies were unquestionably incorrect with the justification by Dr. Pou that she was simply trying to reduce their physical suffering and relieve their anxiety. In this case, Dr. Pou’s situation was considered malpractice, because people argued that there were other ways to help these patients. Rodney Scott, one of the last patients to leave the hospital stated, “How can you say euthanasia is better than evacuation?..If they had vital signs, then get ‘em out. Let God make that decision,” (Fink, 28). It is anticipated that nurses will experience challenging working conditions, including an environment of fear, and too much responsibilities or things to focus on. To prevent faster burnout and secondary trauma, nurses will need sufficient rest periods, emotional support especially from the hospital facilities and

In many ways, the hospital system in America is set up mirroring our government. They are similar in the way that checks and balances have been set in place to ensure the best possible care is delivered to patients. With these checks and balances there are three main bodies; the governing board, medical staff, and executive management (Showalter, 2017). The duties and responsibilities of each body many times is to oversee and continually check the others. A prime example of this system can be seen through the case of Moore v. The Board of Trustees of Carson-Tahoe Hospital, which took place in Nevada and was heard before the Supreme Court of the state in 1972 (Moore v. Board of Trustees of Carson-Tahoe Hospital, 1972). Specifically, in this case, the duty of the governing board to “exercise reasonable care in selecting and retaining medical staff” is questioned in contrast with the right of the physician to have “due process… when disciplinary action is taken” (Showalter, 2017). In hopes of changing a decision by the governing board, and attempting to reverse the decision of a lower court, the appellant, Dr. Moore, brought the case against Carson-Tahoe Hospital (Moore v. Board of Trustees of Carson-Tahoe Hospital, 1972).

While the seriousness of a patient’s death should be investigated, the hospital failed to act promptly and investigate the supervisor’s or human resource (HR) department’s denial of reasonable accommodations or the previous errors made by the nurse. Therefore, the wrongful termination seems more likely to have been the case in this situation. The defense will show that rather than terminating her employment earlier the hospital waited until something catastrophic happened. The nurse took appropriate action discussing her health condition diagnosed by her physician that precludes her from working in the ER at full capacity with her supervisor. The nurse should have been given alternative assignments as appropriate or disability leave if no other alternative was available and should not have been terminated wrongfully after the incident (Pozgar,

The discharge of an employee in contravention of fundamental public policy, as expressed in a statute or constitutional provision, can serve as the basis for a tort action for wrongful discharge. (Gantt v. Sentry Insurance, supra, 1 Cal. 4th at pp. 1094-1097; see Rojo v. Kliger (1990) 52 Cal. 3d 65, 88-91 [276 Cal.Rptr. 130, 801 P.2d 373].) Accordingly, since section 2056 expresses a public policy to protect physicians and surgeons from retaliation for advocating medically appropriate health care, a wrongful [84 Cal. App. 4th 52] discharge action can be premised on a termination in violation of that public policy.

No more veterans should be compelled to agonize or perish while the government fails to perform its obligations. [...] There comes a time when the political branches have so completely and chronically failed to respect the peoples constitutional rights that the courts must be willing to enforce them. We have reached that unfortunate point with respect to veterans who are suffering from the hidden, or not hidden, wounds of war. (Williams 1)

In 2014, headlines reported failures at over 110 VA hospitals, centers or clinics which contained allegations of misconduct related to fraudulent manipulation of documentation and medical records directly

Court cases like Martha Bull’s who reads “Greenbrier Nursing and Rehabilitation Center had been negligent in treatment of Martha Bull, 76, who died at the nursing home April 7, 2008 after staff failed to act on a doctor 's orders to get her transferred to a hospital emergency room for treatment of severe abdominal pain,” are one of the many that support this disturbing stigma. Something as simple as a competent health provider, that was willing to see a task out into its completion could have been the saving grace for this women. For almost an entire twenty-four hours’ staff heard her cries of agony yet never made sure the proper paperwork was completed once it was filed. (Brantley, 1) In the case of Holder Vs. Beverly Enterprises Texas, Inc. an 83-year-old, bedridden woman by the name of Ruth Waites was hospitalized for dehydration as a result of an understaffed nursing home. Once admitted back to the nursing home she had developed pressures sores from being left unattended. The pressure sores soon became so severe that they caused a serious infection and led to Ms. Waites’ death. This entire case is a story of neglect, what the nursing home states as understaffing, and fraud. The fact that the nursing home was understaffed should have never been hidden from the families of the patients. These are facts that should have been announced to the community so that the appropriate qualified personnel could have attempted to solve the issue. (Nursing, 1) Another case follows with

In March of 2004, a doctor at the Wyoming Medical Center had been reported by one of the nurses for leaving an operating room during a surgery. Narotzky v. Natrona County Memorial Hosp. Bd. Of Trustees, 610 F.3d 561 (10th Cir. 2010). He had left Robert Griffin, a physician’s assistant, who had authorization to assist in surgeries but only under direct supervision of a physician. Id. After receiving the filed complaint, the Medical Center launched an investigation and eventually terminated a group of physicians. Id.

I am a disabled Veteran who has a lawsuit against the Veteran Administration. My Lawyer is Mark Lipman with Veterans Law Group. When the Veterans Law Group took my case in 2013 they were very kind, polite and understanding. Mark R. Lippman was assigned to my case. I receive a letter from the law firm stating that “they would be honored to represent me and that my case has merit”. Shortly after receiving the letter I received a phone call and spoke with Mark Lipman and he was very cordial, respectful and informative and I felt like I was in good hands.

Many patients leave hospitals not fully healed or receive indequate care wherever they end up as with the case of Diana Turner. Diana Turner was a patient at Seaside Healthcare, a mental health facility in Lousiania. Ms. Turner was diagnosed with schizophrenia and was dependent on insulin. She was released into the care of Jefferson Healthcare who gave her an overdose of insulin which led to her death. Ms. Turner's daughter, Jamie Broussard, claims Seaside Healthcare should have known that Jefferson Healthcare wasn't qualified to administer insulin shots and filed a lawsuit against the health care organization. Ms. Turner's death was a result of medication error which can reduced through stragetic planning and attention to detail. Every medical facility has a moral obligation to avoid serious mistakes like medication error or negligence. The behavioral health center has an ethical responsibility to make sure accidents like medication error never happen. A way to ensure this would be to use technology and strict adherence to the rules and regulations. Procedures must be followed routinely so that it becomes habit to medical staff and they naturally follow protocol. Following a rountine makes the procedure easier and more natural to the staff similarly to the way a musician becomes more proficient at an instrument through practice and

Mistreatment of doctors not only spans out nationwide but hits close to home as well. I know a person who had to endure this cruel experience. I truly care for her and she inspires me to be a doctor like she is. For the sake of anonymity and spilling private personal information, I will call her Jane Doe and omit some details.

Dr. DoRight has recently been hired as the President of the "Universal Human Care Hospital", where he oversees all departments with over 5,000 employees and over 20,000 patients at the medical facility. Dr. DoRight discovers that some patients within the hospital have been dying as a result of a variety of illegal procedures by doctors and nurses, and negligent supervision and oversight on their part. After two years, there have been no results from the investigation and some patients are still passing away due to the negligent activities. In this research paper I will discuss what Dr. DoRight, of Universal Human Care Hospital will do when he discovers that patients within the hospital have been dying as a result of a variety of illegal procedures by doctors and nurses and negligent supervision and oversight on their part.

In the operating theater, an anesthesiologist had finished his patient’s recovery from a bowel resection. After he explained his procedures, I asked him what he felt was the most important aspect of his job. He told me his primary goal was not only to keep his patient alive, but have them come out from the operation better than they were going into it. My previous experiences with pre-hospital care had me constantly thinking about protecting yourself from malpractice claims, and I expected his answer would be related. It was inspiring to hear him explain the best methods for his patient’s outcome because he showed genuine concern for their well-being. This experience brought me to stay with the hospital and continue my service to patients as a volunteer. I work for the patient transport services department, and continue to serve the community

Medical malpractice often results in a variety of ill-effects. In addition to the physical ramifications of questionable medical care, the financial costs can be especially steep for both the patient in question as well as society at large. The following facts illustrate

well as his own, of medical malpractice lawsuits to express the difficulties that come from these