New Ky. law protects doctors, nurses who make medical errors [Video]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Caregivers across the nation are being showered with gratitude for National Nurses Week. In Kentucky, nurses themselves are celebrating House Bill 159 which protects healthcare professionals from unintentional medical errors. But there are still other legalities they are not shielded from. 

It was was another busy day at Baptist Health Louisville in St. Matthews on Thursday. Nurses were walking the hallways assisting patients and dealing with the stresses of the job.

“We don’t want it to be punitive,” Wright said. “We want to make sure that people understand that we are human and that we make mistakes. As nurses we know that when we give patients medications, even if I were to take a medication I don’t know if I’m allergic to it unless I …