No Benefits for Nurse who Fell while Walking to Hospital Cafeteria for Snack

The Arkansas Court of Appeals ruled that a nurse's fall, while she was heading to the hospital cafeteria for a snack break, did not occur within the course of her employment. Case: Stephanie Ganus v. St. Bernard's Hospital, No. CV-14-740, 03/11/2015, published. Facts: Stephanie Ganus worked as a registered nurse for St. Bernard's Hospital in the "cath lab." On Sept. 17, 2013, Ganus decided to take a break after helping stabilize a patient in particularly bad shape. She told her coworker she was going to grab food from the hospital cafeteria and that she would be r...