One of the stories making the news here in Italy is the arrest of Daniela Poggiali, 42, a nurse who is accused of killing at least 38 of her patients because she found them or their relatives to be annoying. She was initially charged in the death of an elderly patient and now police believe that she is a serial killer.
The case of Rosa Calderoni draw attention of the authorities because she been admitted for a routine illness and when she died there were high levels of potassium in her bloodstream. At least 10 other deaths are now being listed as “very suspicious”.
Prosecutor Rossella Materia called her a sadist who “who draws pleasure in provoking the death of the patients in her care.” One picture on her phone reportedly shows her giving a thumbs up next to when of her patients who had died seconds before. The public statements are an interesting dimension since Italy prosecutes people for criminal libel, as in the abusive case against the parents of Amanda Knox that we discussed earlier. While comments against the police can bring a charge, it clearly does not apply when prosecutors make such comments against individuals.
Even a colleague described her as a “cold person who was always eager to work.” This included the allegation from a co-worker that Poggiali would give patients strong laxatives at the end of her shift to make work more difficult for the nurses taking over.
Poggiali told police that she is innocent and the victim of a conspiracy by her enemies.
The case could prove very difficult given the length of time that has passed.
Source: MSN
And, SWM. You either didn’t read my 9:36am comment, or have problems reading.
Being facetious SWM, don’t you think??
And nurses who work for non unionized hospitals, start unionizing in earnest!
nick, TCU is not a fundamentalist school. It is mainstream protestant, and actually kind of liberal. The nurse is a Vietnamese catholic who went to catholic high school. Don’t you read?
The hospital should’ve improved it’s protocols on their own volition as every hospital in the nation should be doing. The CDC is behind the times, but every hospital needs to take responsibility too. The nurses are no to blame, but must be strong and refuse to care for Ebola patients without appropriate gear. Unions are showing themselves to be advocates for nurses and patients alike. Time to stop bashing those evil unions now?
Who here said they want to get rid of the CDC?? All anyone w/ half a brain is we want a competent person running it. Not Dr. Big Gulp.
The important thing is that TCU has a good football team. 🙂
Hell, That nurse went to Texas CHRISTIAN University. She probably is fundy, right, SWM?
I’ll say this again. The CDC ASSURED US ALL HOSPITALS WERE PREPARED.
SWM, You are shameless. Some folks don’t know any better than to be a cult follower. I thought you did. Live and learn.
The poor nurse had only been certified in critical care for two months.
SWM – certified is certified. Yes, experience helps, but I am sure she was an RN for longer than that.
Annie, Of course, the hospital screwed up on many occasions. I think I know more about that hospital than they do. Most local hospitals are not prepared. Oh well, I interrupted their script for the day just like mespo did with his blog the other day. Thought they wanted to get rid of the CDC, EPA, FAA,, etc. I don’t know why you bother with them. Fewer and fewer are as you might have noticed.
SWM – so far the CDC has been close to worthless.
I guess that LPN/RN jealousy Paul mentioned up thread is showing. That and neediness.
IF the nurse had an MSN from Marquette she might have known better. She only has some college, a BS, from TCU.
Nick – an RN should know better. An LPN, who knows?
I decided to blame the nurse to try and find a friend here.
How about NBC’s Dr. Snyderman breaking quarantine for a dinner run. And this IS from someone that should know better!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/14/nancy-snyderman-ebola-quarantine_n_5981154.html
And the nurse shouldn’t have been out in public. She should’ve stricly isolated herself.
SWM, Thanks for your 1:11p comment. I swear under oath this is not a partisan slam. If this WH turns it around and starts acting like this is a big deal, I will back them 100%. Remember, I back this WH on education and have from Day 1.
SWM, you’re not wrong. The Dallas hospital fu**ed up big time.
“now they are saying they are the city that mishandled Ebola. See the new patient is thankfully going to Emory.”
SO….How much room do they have at Emory?. Can all of those possibly infected by the latest dimbulb nurse who while under observation took a plane flight? I think there are 132 of them. She should have known better. Talk about selfish. How about the hundred more who have been in contact with those 132? Thousands of possible vectors and thousand of potentially infected people. EXPONENTIAL.
The CDC is responsible for this. They have know for decades that there are possible diseases that could cause plague like outbreaks. Not just Ebola but many others as well. It is their JOB to be prepared for this. Center for Disease CONTROL. Instead of prepping hospitals, medical clinics, training personnel, setting up centers for decontamination and isolation of ill people, they have dropped the ball and concentrated trying to control what we eat, how we exercise and eliminating junk food. Well……when we are all DEAD they will have achieved their goal. No more transfat Crisco laden chocolate cookies for you!
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The didn’t do their job. They are NOT doing their job.You and they want to place the blame on the medical personnel, blame the nurses, blame the doctors, blame the hospitals. (Not that their might not be some blame to throw around) However, the biggest nastiest pointy finger is directly aimed at the CDC and the various administrations, not just Obama, who allowed the CDC to drop the ball.
SWM, You seem to be missing the point. The President and the CDC weasel assured us ALL HOSPITALS were prepared to handle this. That was a false sense of security. You really pissed me off blaming the hospital, and I guess your comment about having docs there is the best you can do in backing off blaming the hospital. I saw a report on CNN, before this Liberian guy, from West Africa. A Missionary healthcare worker was showing the buddy system and protocol. This person said, it was NOT ROUTINE HOSPITAL ISOLATION protocol, it is MUCH MORE complicated. This CDC idiot is on tape, in his sanctimonious nanny voice, saying “normal isolation techniques in hospitals” can handle this. He is a PC political hack and needs to go! Get Fauci or someone who knows WTF they’re doing. You have to put Dem politics aside. If this WH appoints real experts, not Big Gulp banners, in charge. If this WH stops telling us to “stay calm” and starts doing something, I will then applaud them. Hell, I applauded the nurses union. This is no time for horseshit politics. This is a wake up call. Thanks for your time. My blood is boiling.