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Hong Kong hospital apologises for patient’s death after student nurse performed unsupervised procedure

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A Hong Kong hospital apologised for failing to follow protocol after the death of an elderly patient, upon whom a nursing student performed a medical procedure without supervision or guidance early this month. Tuen Mun Hospital released a statement on Monday night on the incident, which happened about three weeks ago, and expressed deep condolences to the relatives of the deceased patient. On August 4, a nursing student in a surgical ward tried to perform tracheal suction for the 61-year-old...

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