In 2016, a Texas nursing aide was injured when a patient weighing over 300 pounds fell on her; 10 years later, an appeals court upheld liability on a $7.11 million verdict but offered a $264,448 cut or a new trial
- CNAs were to receive two days of general training and three days of nurse-supervised floor training.
- (AI image)The Texas Court of Appeals has upheld a nursing facility's liability in a lawsuit filed by a nursing aide who was injured while helping a patient weighing more than 300 pounds move from a bed to a wheelchair.
- However, it has proposed reducing the $500,000 awarded for her future medical expenses by $264,448.51.
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- CNAs were to receive two days of general training and three days of nurse-supervised floor training.
- (AI image)The Texas Court of Appeals has upheld a nursing facility's liability in a lawsuit filed by a nursing aide who was injured while helping a patient weighing more than 300 pounds move from a bed to a wheelchair.
- However, it has proposed reducing the $500,000 awarded for her future medical expenses by $264,448.51.
Sources: Times of India