Nurses Who Harm Patients

I have never seen anyone kill a patient maliciously, but I have seen a lot of people die because of careless errors. Those also get covered up very readily - no hospital wants to get sued so administration is not going to encourage honesty, and any staff members who step up and say, "Yeah, your father was critically ill, but if his Levophed hadn't run dry..." are going to be looking for a new job very soon. There are too many good reasons to lie about adverse events for the truth to always come out.

Great article, madwife!A couple of years ago I compiled a list of killer nurses. Some were 'angels of mercy' who killed while on the clock and others killed off-duty. Nurses Who Have Killed

Quote from calivianyaThere are too many good reasons to lie about adverse events for the truth to always come out.

Is that REALLY in the "top 10 reasons" why nurses get fired? For being serial killers? Interesting article, but the title seems a bit specious to me.

It states in the article that this is part of a series of articles.

Quote from tnbutterflyIt states in the article that this is part of a series of articles.

Quote from klonePresumably there will be 9 other articles in the series.

I enjoyed the article. I think what Klone is trying to say that is that being a serial killer is not one of the top most COMMON reasons nurses get fired. Obviously if a nurse is a serial killer they will be fired. I think it is more common for nurses to be fired for medical errors that leads to a patient demise. Usually it is unintentional unlike deliberately killing someone. Once again I enjoy reading the article.

Quote from kloneI understand that. Presumably there will be 9 other articles in the series. I'm just saying I'm skeptical that being a serial killer is in the top 10 reasons why nurses get fired.

Sounds like something from a horror movie

Quote from madwife2002Something is not quiet right but rather than facing it which is uncomfortable and difficult to prove, then it is covered up by moving the RN to a different environment, or firing him or her.

Omg. Way to sow suspicion amongst coworkers. I wouldn't put being a serial killer in the top 100 reasons people get fired. What a way to cast a even more negative light on any nurse who has ever been fired. Now he/she needs to worry about fellow nurses thinking they are also serial killers too?