An unnamed replacement nurse, hired on a five-day contract at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Oakland, Calif., during a major nursing strike and lock-out, was questioned for administering a lethal medication dose that caused a patient death.
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Rose Ann Demoro, executive director of the California Nurses Association-National Nurses United, which represents approximately 2,000 Alta Bates Summit nurses, said the replacement nurses are not as qualified or familiar with the patients and called the lock-out “irresponsible.”
“It is inappropriate and irresponsible for the California Nurses Association labor union to exploit this tragedy to further their union agenda,” CHA said. “It also is unfortunate that the nurses union is questioning the qualifications of other nurses providing patient care. The nurses union knows that hospitals must hire these temporary workers when they make permanent nurses walk picket lines.”
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