In a lawsuit filed by HCA Florida West Marion Hospital, the organization claims a Rasmussen University student who moved an 82-year-old patient into a bed did so without assistance and direction, causing the woman to fall and suffer severe head injuries that led to her death.
Marion Community Hospital, Inc. (MCH) filed the lawsuit against Rasmussen College, LLC., which does business as Rasmussen University, in the Firth Judicial Circuit Court of Marion County on September 11.
According to the complaint, Steven Knowles, who is now a registered nurse, was a nursing student taking part in the nursing program at HCA Florida West Marion Hospital in 2023…