Nurses’ union accuses Dallas hospital of putting patients, clinicians at risk

Laura Pedulli | | Health Exec | Precision Medicine

A national nurses’ union is accusing Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas of putting healthcare workers at risk in its handling of the U.S. Ebola case, according to USA Today.

In a press conference, representatives of National Nurses United said nurses assigned to care for Ebola-infected Thomas Eric Duncan weren’t given proper training or protective equipment, and that Duncan was left in an area with other patients for hours after he was diagnosed.

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Nurse group says Dallas hospital put nurses at risk

Laura Pedulli

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