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Who You’ll Hear
Kati Kleber, MSN RN– Nurse educator, former cardiac med-surg/stepdown and neurocritical care nurse, author, and speaker.
What You’ll Learn
On Dec 5, 2022, two LPNs in South Carolina were arrested after dressing changes were not performed on two vulnerable adults from Sept. 9-11, 2022, resulting in worsening of their health. In this video, I SBAR the situation, why it may have led to criminal charges, and go over important considerations for nurses.
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Just thinking here, where and how did these wounds occur? Did wounds develop in the LTC facility? Perhaps LTC facility covering their assets…, just maybe? I agree with your assessment, but I have numerous questions about this whole situation.