Nurse sacked after accidentally defibrillating awake patient
She lost her case at the Fair Work Commission, which found the decision had 'valid reasons'.
A nurse who was sacked after accidentally defibrillating a conscious patient has failed in her unfair dismissal claim.
She was working in a Melbourne ED when she “unintentionally” delivered an unsynchronised 200-joule defibrillation shock to the patient, the Fair Work Commission heard.
The nurse said the event at Sunshine Hospital unfolded shortly after she had introduced herself to the patient, who had an arterial line with a dressing.
There was “no clue” that he was attached to the defibrillator, she said.
