Perhaps someone should have advised Angela Almore, a nurse at Britthaven in Chapel Hill, NC, that physicians are the only ones capable of prescribing prescription medications for patients. Seemingly taking the practice of medicine into her own hands when she administered Morphine to patients who should not be taking it; Ms. Almore now faces one… Continue Reading
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Morphine Overdose Of Patient Initiates A Lawsuit Against Doctor & Nursing Home
Posted in Medication Errors, Nursing Home InjurySometimes I see nursing home negligence cases where a facilities errors stem from the fact that staff fail to pay attention to an initial physician order or care plans developed by the facility for a patients care. Perhaps the order itself was ambiguous, or perhaps the writing was illegible? But what happens if a physicians… Continue Reading
Morphine Intoxication Of Nursing Home Patient Results In Significant Jury Verdict
Posted in Litigation, Medication ErrorsFollowing a three week trial, jurors in Michigan awarded the family of a deceased nursing home patient $4.85 million. The nursing home negligence lawsuit alleged Mercy Memorial Nursing Center was negligent in administering morphine, a commonly prescribed pain medication, to a man who was admitted to the facility for physical therapy following a non-displaced hip… Continue Reading
Authorities Investigate North Carolina Nursing Home After Lab Test Determines Patient’s Death Related To Morphine Overdose
Posted in Medication ErrorsOfficials at the North Carolina Bureau of Investigation are looking into the nursing care provided to patients at the Britthaven of Chapel Hill nursing home after laboratory tests confirmed that the death of an Alzheimer’s patient may have been related to a morphine overdose. The investigation was triggered after the blood lab results determined that… Continue Reading