As reported by several Los Angeles and San Bernardino County newspapers, in May 2002, a 19-month-old patient in San Bernardino County was awarded $43.5 million in Brown's case against San Bernardino Community Hospital. According to the claim, Eric (the infant) was 4 months old at the time of the accident. The infant was admitted to the hospital with an upper respiratory infection. At the hospital, the infant was attached to breathing monitors and the parents were at the bedside 24 hours a day. After a few days in the hospital, the infant was doing much better so the parents left the hospital for a few hours. When the parents left, the baby was lying on his back with the monitors in place. While they were gone, the monitors were turned off somehow, but none of the nursing staff wanted to take responsibility for this act. The nurse who was caring for the infant entered the room and found the infant on his stomach, blue. The monitors were off and the patient was breathing poorly for approximately 40 minutes. After the infant was resuscitated, he was flown to another hospital where doctors told the parents that he had irreversible brain damage and that the parents should just let him die. According to the article, the parents initially agreed to do not resuscitate (DNR) for the infant, but later changed their minds after being informed about what DNR actually meant. Originally, the hospital and insurance company agreed to pay for the infant's 24-hour nursing care, but when the parents refused the hospital's $2.5 million settlement, the care have ended. After more than a year of trial, a verdict in favor of the child's family was obtained in the amount of $43.5 million... middle of paper ... which was fair, the attorney has proven beyond a reasonable doubt that the healthcare system failed infant Eric Brown and his family and therefore the Nursing Code of Ethics was not followed. Works Cited Cardona, M., (May 2002). The Sun, retrieved from: http://www.fagellaw.com/documents/BruceFagelArticles-Acrobat/SanBernardinoSun-5-10-02-Brown.pdfMalnic, E., (May 2002). Los Angeles Times, retrieved from: http://www.fagellaw.com/images/Article_Full_Size/LATimes-5-11-02-Brown.jpgMcNary S., (May 2002). The Press Enterprise, San Bernardino Edition, retrieved from: ttp://www.fagellaw.com/documents/BruceFagelArticles-Acrobat/PressEnterprise-5-10-02-Brown.pdfCode of Ethics for Nurses, (2001). The American Nurses Association, Inc. Retrieved from: http://nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/EthicsStandards/CodeofEthicsforNurses/Code-of-Ethics.aspx