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Article: RN gave 5 nitros after Pt. complained of chest pains.(nitroglycerin)
- Article from:
- Nursing Law's Regan Report
- Article date:
- February 1, 2007
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CASE ON POINT: Michael v. Med. Staffing Network, Inc., No.3DO5-2878(FIa.App.1/10/2007)So.2d-FL
ISSUE: Should a nurse have called for a physician after a patient complained of chest pains? Should she have given nitroglycerin without a physician's order? Would the patient have lived if he had been examined and treated by a physician?
CASE FACTS: On February 5, 2002, Claude Michael went to Jackson South Community Hospital to receive treatment for a laceration on his forehead. He was admitted to the hospital overnight for observation. During his stay he complained about chest pains. A nurse gave him five doses of nitroglycerin during the course of the night ...