Denver Nurses Allegedly Ogled Dead Patient's Genitals

DENVER, CO - Five nurses at Denver Health Medical Center were suspended for inappropriate behavior after allegedly opening a body bag and commenting on a dead patient's private parts. The nurses had also remarked on the size of that male patient's genitals while he was alive, according to reports. Another nurse overheard the conversations and reported them to hospital management.

The incidents took place in early spring, but the hospital's discipline board did not act to punish the nurses until recently. Four of the nurses were suspended for three weeks, but one had already left employment at the hospital.

Risk Management for Denver Health contacted Denver Police Dept., as required by hospital protocol. But Denver police intimately decided the matter was best handled internally.

“Multiple staff members viewed the victim while he was incapacitated, including after he was deceased,” the Denver Police report said. The incidents happened between March 31 and April 3, but were not reported till May 8.

A hospital spokesperson confirmed the incident happened after a news tip was sent to a local television channel. Spokesman Jim Rasmussen told reporters the nurses' personnel files will contain a record of the suspensions.

The Denver Health Medical Center patients' bill of rights says patients have the right to "receive care that is free from neglect, exploitation, verbal, mental, or physical abuse, or conditions that are not safe."

Read more at Denver 7 News.

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