State regulators said Butler Hospital failed to protect patients’ right to receive care in a safe setting when the psychiatric hospital on Providence’s East Side allowed an unlicensed medical assistant to insert an intravenous catheter into three patients. Rhode Island requires that insertion of an IV catheter only be done by a registered nurse. The […]
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Health officials say new task force hotline is an educational tool
Despite receiving hundreds of calls already and anticipating many more, Rhode Island health officials say they’re not expecting to have to levy any fines against violators of the state’s restrictions on social gatherings.
