Tag: nurse misconduct
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Nurse Warned Over Inappropriate Texts to Vulnerable 16-Year-Old in Care
Background to the case A Liverpool mental health nurse has been formally warned after sending a series of inappropriate text messages to a 16-year-old girl who was under her care. The case has raised questions about safeguarding procedures at the hospital trust and the responsibilities of clinicians who work with vulnerable young people. What happened,…
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Liverpool Nurse Warned After Inappropriate Texts to Vulnerable 16-Year-Old in Care
What happened in the Alder Hey case? A mental health nurse from the Liverpool area has been given a formal warning after sending a series of inappropriate text messages to a vulnerable 16-year-old girl in her care. The messages were described as unprofessional and breached the trust that underpins the nurse–patient relationship. The incident has…
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Israel Psychiatric Nurse Sentenced to Seven Years for Negligent Homicide of Underage Patient
Overview of the Case A Haifa District Court on Sunday sentenced Edward Kachura, a psychiatric nurse, to seven years in prison for the negligent homicide of a 17-year-old patient in 2021. The court found that Kachura’s actions — burying the underage patient in sand and leaving her to suffocate — led directly to the girl’s…