After a 911 dispatcher pleaded with a nurse to perform CPR on a woman at her living facility, the nurse refused, letting the 87-year-old die because of her failure to help.
The California-based Glenwood Gardens living facility is now defending the actions of its nurse, claiming the woman followed policy in refraining from helping the old woman – even though the 911 dispatcher asked her to.
After the 87-year-old collapsed and struggled to breathe in the facility dining room on Feb. 26, the nurse asked the dispatcher to send paramedics and refused to intervene while she was waiting for them to arrive. While on the phone with the dispatcher, the nurse said that the Glenwood Gardens policy prohibits her from administering CPR.