Nurse arrested for not drawing blood...

[Annie]

My daughter has 10 years in a NICU. I have no idea how she does it, especially after losing her first born at just past 12 months. Hell I tear up to this day at kids hurting and probably always will. We parents are SUPPOSED to be the inspiration for our children, but I... to her.

My gosh!! Tell her THANK YOU!! for me. The NICU nurses were the people who kept me sane when the triplets were born -- 4 months early. And they were with us all the way through losing one.

They took all the time we needed to answer questions, gently guided a 19-year-old mother and her 21-year-old husband, and broke God knows how many rules letting me and other family members do "skin to skin" with the boys when my oldest and his wife were just honestly too worn out to put one foot in front of the other any longer. I honestly believe none of them would have survived if it hadn't been for those men and women.

I know we are getting off topic kinda but I have so much respect for nurses and the job they do.

 

[JD8]

Yep. I was told by a nurse in the burn unit at Baptist several years ago that burn units are brutal on the staff and very few nurses last more than a few years. Fast burn out. Anyone who works in special units like that are definitely angels here on earth.

No lie there, wife did one of her clinical rotations at St Francis and said not many nurses stay after their contract (2yrs)

 

[KOPBET]

I don't know why some say she would be entitled to a HUGE payday. For what? Being handcuffed and put in a cruiser for 20 minutes? She wasn't injured or traumatized in any way, other than the assumed fright of being arrested. Just trying to understand the logic here.

 

[saddlebum]

I don't know why some say she would be entitled to a HUGE payday. For what? Being handcuffed and put in a cruiser for 20 minutes? She wasn't injured or traumatized in any way, other than the assumed fright of being arrested. Just trying to understand the logic here.

Cause you can't put your hands on people for no reason. He man handled her unlawfully

 

[KOPBET]

Cause you can't put your hands on people for no reason. He man handled her unlawfully

So she's entitled to a HUGE payout because of it. Ok... whatever.

 

[JD8]

So she's entitled to a HUGE payout because of it. Ok... whatever.

He threatened, intimidated, and assaulted her. Granted I'm not in the HUGE payout crowd, but I've seen big payouts for less. Honestly though, she's acting like she's not going that route.

 

[Shadowrider]

He threatened, intimidated, and assaulted her. Granted I'm not in the HUGE payout crowd, but I've seen big payouts for less. Honestly though, she's acting like she's not going that route.

Yea, I just saw an interview blurb on TV of her. She seems to be almost trying not to file a suit. I guess it taking a month for ANYTHING to come of this isn't enough of a clue. They suspended one of the other officers (not named) and still haven't suspended the lieutenant on the phone but are "looking" at him.

I want her to make book for no other reason than to send a message.

 

[BrandonM]

I want her to make book for no other reason than to send a message.

Million dollar lawsuits get people's attention and change behaviors real quick. Just letting it slide is how occurrences like this become the new normal.

 

[SMS]

she could of just let the cop do it.

No, she couldn't have.

Nurses are a licensed profession with a code of ethics and self-regulation. As a nurse, there are tangible consequences for knowingly violating policy and law.

She knew the attempted blood draw was illegal and therefore she had a duty to act. If she had failed to act, she risked losing her license, or worse.

 

[Pokinfun]

No, she couldn't have.

Nurses are a licensed profession with a code of ethics and self-regulation. As a nurse, there are tangible consequences for knowingly violating policy and law.

She knew the attempted blood draw was illegal and therefore she had a duty to act. If she had failed to act, she risked losing her license, or worse.

ok, if you say so
the hospital policy would not matter, unless you are discussing her job, which would not matter once she and the supervisor had told the cop no.
Do you believe the state licensing board or the hospital would have demanded that get arrested or risk possible physical harm?