Hospital suspends 5 nurses for admiring a patient's genitals

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September 7, 2017 9:42 AM

This occurred while he was incapacitated at the hospital and after he died.

Five nurses at the Denver Health Medical Center have been suspended for three weeks after they admired a man’s genitals.

This was while he was incapacitated at the hospital and after he died.

According to Denver 7 News, the incidents occurred between March 31 and April 3, 2017, but were only reported on May 8.

Authorities discovered what happened after one of the nurses made a comment that was heard by another nurse, who was not involved in the incidents.

That nurse subsequently reported the matter, and the police were alerted.

An official at the hospital narrated that in one of the incidents, the nurses opened a body bag to view the man’s sex organs.

Denver Health Medical Center released the following statement to HuffPost:

“Their actions, which violated our policies and our Code of Conduct, were promptly reported to appropriate governmental authorities, including the Denver Police Department and the Colorado State Board of Nursing.

“An internal Denver Health investigation resulted in disciplinary action against all those responsible for the incident and the patient’s next of kin was notified.”

Denver District Attorney’s Office spokesman Ken Lane told the Denver7 News that a police officer conferred with a prosecutor.

“They determined there was insufficient evidence to prove a crime was committed, no charges were filed,” he said. The matter was referred “back to Denver Health to handle internally.”

Meanwhile, four of the nurses are back at work, while the other is no longer at the hospital, although she was not sacked.

The hospital has since apologized for the nurses’ actions saying, “Denver Health is truly sorry this happened. This incident is not an appropriate representation of the high-quality care and compassion our clinical staff strive to provide to our patients.”

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