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This 3 page research paper summarizes the case of Julie Thao, whose medication error resulted in the death of her patient and with Thao being subsequently charged with a felony. The writer summarizes the article and discusses the implications for nurses. No additional sources cited.
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giving birth and in felony charges for Thao, as she was charged with criminal neglect due to the severity of this medication error ("Criminal case," 2007). Thao, who was
caring for the teen during her labor, became confused and administered an epidural anesthetic into the patients I.V. rather than the penicillin that was prescribed and which she thought she
was administering ("Criminal case," 2007). The penicillin was prescribed because the teenager appeared to have a strep infection. The laboring mother went into seizures after the administration of the epidural
anesthetic into her veins ("Criminal case," 2007). The girl died and local prosecutors made the decision to charge Thao with "neglect of a patient causing great bodily harm," which
is a class H felony ("Criminal case," 2007). The article goes on to describe how numerous nurses filled the courtroom in order to offer their support for Thao, who entered
a "no contest plea to two misdemeanor counts of illegally administering prescribed drugs" ("Criminal case," 2007, p. 34). In exchange for this plea bargain, the felony charge, which could
have resulted in a jail sentence, was dropped. Thaos nursing license was suspended for 9 months and she was placed on probation for three years. During her probation, Thao is
prohibited from working over 12 hours in a 24-hour period or more than 60 hours per week for 2 years ("Criminal case," 2007). The article also relates that Thao
is an experienced nurse who has had "positive performance evaluations for the past 13 years," which brings up the question of how could this happen to an obviously good nurse.
The answer lies in the fact that on the day previous to the day when the error was made, Thao had worked two 8-hour shifts. Therefore, fatigue was judged to
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