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Roger Marshall 起诉700名病人;81人被捕

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2007年的复活节周末,一辆警车驶入了堪萨斯州乡下的Joe Vasquez家。一位医生起诉了他和妻子,诉讼涉及三年前她子宫切除术的4561美元未付账单。他们错过了庭审,医生的律师请求法院签发逮捕令。警察在孙子们准备寻蛋活动的当天带走了这对夫妇。Joe Vasquez说。他们在监狱里待了两天,直到他们的儿子借钱交了保释金。“我们当时没钱付款,”现在68岁的Joe Vasquez说。当时,他的妻子在一家制造厂工作,他则在残疾休息。他说。起诉这对夫妇的医生是罗杰·马歇尔,现任堪萨斯州参议员。马歇尔是一名共和党人,正在竞选连任。据《纽约时报》分析堪萨斯州法院记录,在作为产科医生-妇科医生数十年的职业生涯中,马歇尔起诉了700多名有未付账单的病人。病人在81起诉讼中因错过庭审而被捕,记录显示。在另外13起诉讼中,马歇尔的律师寻求签发逮捕令,但不清楚是否真的进行了逮捕。他们还扣押了病人的工资和银行账户。他们通常对病人收取18%的年利率。未付账单从几千美元不等,最低至101美元。大约一半的诉讼是以马歇尔先生的名义提起,其余的是Heartland Regional OBGYN,这是他从1998年到2012年独自拥有的医疗执业,随后从2013年到2019年与另一位医生共同拥有。

面临诉讼的一些人是有分娩账单的新妈妈。大多数人住在巴顿县,这是一个农村地区,非保险人口和贫困率高于平均水平。有些接受审访的《纽约时报》病人没有保险;其他人有健康保险,但需要对账单负责。“我本来想付款,我只是在挣扎,”Kellie Clutts说,她是2015年被马歇尔先生起诉因129美元账单的人。Clutts女士说,这笔费用是她女儿出生后不久产后检查的费用。马歇尔先生在她婴儿9个月大时起诉了Clutts女士,最终扣押了她的银行账户。“我最近离婚,独自一人努力做一切,”45岁的Clutts女士说。“我跟他们说我可以分期付款,但无论我怎么说,他们似乎都想一次性拿到全额款项。”

针对《纽约时报》的详细询问,马歇尔先生发言人Payton Fuller的一位发言人表示,他在数十年里无论患者是否有支付能力都竭尽全力照顾患者。“当人们反复错过庭审时,法官签发传票,而不是医生,” Fuller女士在声明中写道。法院记录显示,马歇尔的律师多次请求签发逮捕令,包括在Vasquez, 2015). Intervention: The patient is prescribed a new medication, and the nurse provides instructions on administration and potential side effects. The patient verbalizes understanding of the medication regimen.

  • Outcome: Patient verbalizes understanding of medication regimen.

2. Nursing Diagnosis: Risk for Infection related to neutropenia secondary to chemotherapy.

  • Intervention: The nurse implements strict hand hygiene and monitors for signs of infection.
  • Outcome: Patient remains afebrile and shows no signs of infection during hospitalization.

3. Nursing Diagnosis: Acute Pain related to surgical incision.

  • Intervention: The nurse administers prescribed analgesics and uses non-pharmacological pain relief measures.
  • Outcome: Patient reports pain level of 2/10 on the pain scale within 30 minutes of intervention.

4. Nursing Diagnosis: Impaired Physical Mobility related to immobility following surgery.

  • Intervention: The nurse encourages early ambulation and uses incentive spirometry.
  • Outcome: Patient ambulates 100 feet with assistance within 24 hours post-surgery.

5. Nursing Diagnosis: Anxiety related to diagnosis of chronic illness.

  • Intervention: The nurse provides a calm environment, listens to concerns, and offers coping strategies.
  • Outcome: Patient reports decreased anxiety and utilizes coping strategies effectively.

Conclusion

Nursing care plans are essential tools for delivering high-quality patient care. By following the nursing process—assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation—nurses can address patient needs systematically and improve health outcomes. The examples provided illustrate how to develop comprehensive care plans tailored to individual patient scenarios.