LA: Pt. denied treatment commits suicide: nursing assessments & EMTALA liability. KS: E.R. nurse triages pt. as non-emergent: procedure followed--no EMTALA liability.
Tammelleo
A D
AD
D016529:Emergency Nursing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006753:Hospital Records / Q000592:standards; D006764:Hospitals, Community / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D007615:Kansas; D008145:Louisiana; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016079:Refusal to Treat / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D013405:Suicide; D014218:Triage / Q000592:standards*