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haele

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9. They weren't a licenced nursing facility, they were an "independent living complex".

Reply to Angry Dragon (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 4, 2013, 08:23 PM

Mar 2013

But it is strange that they had an on-site "nurse" - or advertised to have one, and wouldn't let her do CPR because of some sort of contract.
Most likely she wasn't an official licenced nurse such as a CVN/LVN or RN, but someone who went to a vocational caretaker's class - a nursemaid, rather than a nurse.
Still, even professional licenced babysitters are supposed to be certified in CPR.

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WTF. Calif. woman dies after nurse refuses to do CPR - 911 begs nurse to do CPR or find a janitor [View all] snagglepuss Mar 2013 OP

take their license away Angry Dragon Mar 2013 #1

They weren't a licenced nursing facility, they were an "independent living complex". haele Mar 2013 #9

dupe pipoman Mar 2013 #2

There are multiple OPs on this. DURHAM D Mar 2013 #3

This isn't going to end happily Hayabusa Mar 2013 #4

See comment #5. She is not a nurse. n/t Tx4obama Mar 2013 #6

I stand corrected. Hayabusa Mar 2013 #8

The only person in trouble is the 911 dispatcher. DURHAM D Mar 2013 #7

She is a resident services director, not a nurse as previously reported Tx4obama Mar 2013 #5

I'm wondering how this became a news story.. pipoman Mar 2013 #10

I believe it was the crusading 911 operator. DURHAM D Mar 2013 #11

Who should now be the new night manager trainee at 7-11 pipoman Mar 2013 #12

Given that the 911 operator was insisting on performing CPR on a still breathing person DURHAM D Mar 2013 #13

This person may think differently if her child/grandchild happens to swallow a hotdog the wrong Purveyor Mar 2013 #14