COLUMBIA — A registered nurse at University Hospital entered a patient's room without a hand-washing, removed the patient's IV lock without wearing gloves and left the room, again without washing. The nurse then went into another patient's room, opened a drawer, grabbed a flashlight and brought it back into the first patient's room.
MU Health Care inspection report reveals hygienic problems
Monday, January 10, 2011 | 12:18 p.m. CST;
updated 6:22 p.m. CST, Monday, January 10, 2011
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