Regret the Error

Sharon M. Petersen, formerly a nurse at the University of Connecticut Health Center, was initially charged with assault in connection with administering an overdose of painkiller to an elderly patient who subsequently died. An autopsy concluded that the cause of the patient’s death was an accidental hip fracture and other underlying medical conditions, not the overdose. A story and headline on Page B1 Saturday indicated the overdose was fatal. The story also said the nurse’s license had been suspended for six months; the actual time was 60 days. Link