Doctors' Opinions Showed PTSD Was Permanent Condition

Two doctors' opinions constituted enough evidence to establish the permanency of a nursing assistant's post-traumatic stress disorder, the Supreme Court of Iowa ruled.Case: Broadlawns Medical Center v. Rose Marie Sanders, No. 08—1643, 12/23/10. Published. Facts: Rose Marie Sanders, a certified nursing assistant for Broadlawns Medical Center at its "Arlington House" location, discovered a client who had hung herself in July 2003. Later that day, she was required to clean the room where the client had committed suicide. Sanders began having flashbacks, nightmares, and hallucination...