A “very busy” nurse mistakenly administered a dose of oxycodone that was 20 times too strong, causing the death of a short-term resident, according to a state investigation.
The 53-year-old man died within a few hours of the incorrect dose. His daughter said: “My dad should have walked out of that facility.”
The family’s attorney said the nurse “administered 30 milliliters instead of 30 milligrams. … In other words, the nurse administered at least 20 times too much of the narcotic.” For more, read the story.
