Patient Advocacy

Informed Consent – What is it and Why Does it Matter?

Point one of the Nuremberg Code states, “the voluntary consent of the human subject is absolutely essential.” This standard has since been repeatedly ratified and adopted around the globe, in laws, treaties, regulations, and ethical guidelines for medical research. For example, in 1964, the World Medical Association adopted the Declaration of Helsinki, which provides that … Read more

Gross Negligence and Medical Malfeasance Killing Patients in Hospitals, Not Covid – Nicole Sirotek, RN “I didn’t see a single patient die OF Covid.”

Sirotek addressed the Senate concerning care of patients during the COVID pandemic. As a flight nurse that could manage a ventilator, she became valuable on the frontlines in New York City in May 2020. Sirotek states that “the pandemic and the hysteria that was created from poor public health measure and poor execution of appropriate … Read more