Nurses Caught Administering Insulin To Non-Diabetic Nursing Home Residents
New York Nursing Home inspectors were recently called to investigate, Hilltop Nursing Home, following two incidents where nurses at the facility gave insulin to non-diabetic residents. The residents went into shock and were hospitalized. According to a report from the New York Department of Public Health, the two incidents were investigated following tips made on the telephone hot line. One of the insulin errors involved an LPN who admitted to being under the influence of narcotic medications not prescribed to her. During the recent health department investigations, investigators also determined that nurses at the facility signed out narcotic medications for...
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