Dear Sirs, Our is a 50 bed charitable Hospital. one of our staff nurse was found of medical negligence repeatedly. it was so bad that one day during night duty, with clear instruction from the concern Doctor that to inform any abnormality in patients vital reading very 6 hourly bases of a critical patient. During the investigation the GRBS was recorded at 208 at 10 pm and in morning 6 am the BP was 200/80 which is high and abnormal for a patient with a medical history of Angio plasty and receiving Injection Manitol infusion. and did not inform the Doctor.
During the next shift duty handover at 8am the other staff asked why she didnot informed, she ask them to inform the Doctor. Then immediately the doctor was informed and necessary medical care was given, if not the patient could have died. During this time another patient with CS (Cancer last stage) developed difficulties, at that time she sent a trainee staff to attend the patient and went to change her uniform by saying her duty time is over without giving full hand over to next shift staff.
The trainee staff had to asked for help from other block, then the doctors and staff tried their best to save the patients life, Unfortunately the patients died. Mean while she called the trainee staff near the dead patients door and said rest all patient are stable and gave a oral handover and when home.
Due to this behavior the Management gave a showcause notice regarding the incident. latter her reply was found untrue and management was forced to terminate her at once. and asked to leave the duty at once.
Please let me know whether the termination is justifiable or not as per labour Act and rules.
During the next shift duty handover at 8am the other staff asked why she didnot informed, she ask them to inform the Doctor. Then immediately the doctor was informed and necessary medical care was given, if not the patient could have died. During this time another patient with CS (Cancer last stage) developed difficulties, at that time she sent a trainee staff to attend the patient and went to change her uniform by saying her duty time is over without giving full hand over to next shift staff.
The trainee staff had to asked for help from other block, then the doctors and staff tried their best to save the patients life, Unfortunately the patients died. Mean while she called the trainee staff near the dead patients door and said rest all patient are stable and gave a oral handover and when home.
Due to this behavior the Management gave a showcause notice regarding the incident. latter her reply was found untrue and management was forced to terminate her at once. and asked to leave the duty at once.
Please let me know whether the termination is justifiable or not as per labour Act and rules.