homicidal health care worker

A rogue physician, nurse, physical therapist or other health care worker who deliberately causes the death of one or more patients in his/her care, usually in absence of dread disease

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homicidal health care worker

Forensic psychology A rogue physician, nurse, physical therapist or other health care worker who deliberately causes the death of one or more Pts in his/her care, usually in absence of dread disease. See Shipman, Swango. Cf Kevorkian.

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