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| Nurses sue DOC regarding deaths of inmates |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 02/23/2004 |
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The Oklahoma Corrections Department has been sued by 10 nurses who allege their reputations were damaged when they were blamed for the deaths of two prisoners who were given the wrong medication. The nurses believe state officials used them as scapegoats instead of identifying who was responsible, Attorney Stan Ward said last Thursday. Corrections officials declined to comment. Edgar B. King and Charlie L. Cobble died in September 2002 after receiving cancer medication at the Lexington Assessment and Reception Center instead of high blood pressure medicine. The deaths resulted from an error in the prison pharmacy, Ward said. Officials couldn't identify the pharmacy employee who mislabeled the medicine so they focused an investigation on the nursing staff, according to the lawsuit filed in Cleveland County District Court. According to the lawsuit, none of the nurses were involved in the writing, ordering or filling of the prescriptions. They transcribed physicians' orders and administered the medicines packaged and received at the pharmacy, the lawsuit states. The nurses contend that the prescriptions were incorrectly filled at the prison pharmacy in Norman and contained the wrong labels when they were delivered to the prison. The nurses allege they've suffered emotional distress and damage to their reputations. Actual damages in excess of $10,000 each are being sought. |
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