A man is suing OpenAI, ChatGPT and Sam Altman, alleging the chatbot's advice to stay "recliner-bound" contributed to a near-fatal pulmonary embolism. Host Colton Lord breaks down what the lawsuit claims: negligence, unlicensed practice of medicine, defective product design. And he discusses what it signals about AI entering clinical care.

He also covers the cyclospora outbreak now confirmed in 41 states, including the symptoms, the 2-to-14-day onset window, and the stool testing detail nurses can't afford to miss.

Plus: how one float nurse built a thriving med spa without a bachelor's or business degree, and the case of a Pennsylvania school nurse fired after refusing an assignment she believed fell outside her LPN scope of practice.

Jump Ahead:

• 04:42: Story 1: Man sues OpenAI/ChatGPT over missed pulmonary embolism
• 09:51: Story 2: Cyclospora outbreak, symptoms, testing and treatment
• 13:44: Story 3: Float nurse to med spa owner — Stephanie Dickens, RN
• 15:18: Story 4: School nurse fired after refusing an assignment

Links to include:

• Nurse.org news: nurse.org/news
• Club Nurse Podcast: nurse.org/clubnurse
• Follow Colton: @NurseDaddys / @ColtonLord17

This week on the Club Nurse Podcast, host Colton Lord breaks down the biggest stories in nursing news. A judge rules that an Alabama hospital must face a wrongful death lawsuit after nurse Ada Doss was killed in a hospital parking lot. The American Nurses Foundation opens applications for eight $15,000 well-being grants for rural nurses. TIME and Johnson & Johnson launch a new Healthcare Champion of the Year award that nurses can win. Nurse.org's Nursing AI Watch reveals 127 AI deployments across 106 health systems — with almost no nurses shaping AI governance — and the AMA may build billing codes for AI before nursing ever gets its own. Plus, Nurse.org launches a new Financial Security for Nurses resource center with free quizzes, calculators, and guides. Read more at nurse.org/news.

Jump Ahead:

• 00:21 — Welcome + Colton's LA apartment vs. no air conditioning
• 03:30 — Story 1: Judge denies hospital's motion to dismiss in the wrongful death case of nurse Ada Doss (DCH Regional Medical Center, Tuscaloosa, AL)
• 05:41 — Story 2: American Nurses Foundation opens eight $15,000 well-being microgrants for rural healthcare sites, backed by the Covista Foundation
• 07:41 — Story 3: TIME + Johnson & Johnson launch the Healthcare Champion of the Year award — nominations open through August 28, 2026
• 10:09 — Story 4: Nursing AI Watch — 127 AI deployments across 106 health systems, plus why AI may get billing codes before nursing does
• 15:45 — Story 5: Nurse.org's new Financial Security for Nurses resource center, guided by Elaine Mala (@NurseWhoInvests)

Resources mentioned:

• All source articles: nurse.org/news
• Financial Security for Nurses resource center: nurse.org/financial-services
• Nurse appreciation events: nurse.org/nursenight
• Nurse discounts: nurse.org/discounts

Each story comes with Colton's honest take on what it means for nurses on the ground.

Follow Colton on socials: @NurseDaddies or @ColtonLord17

In this episode, Colton covers the U.S. Department of Justice's largest-ever healthcare fraud takedown, with 455 defendants and $6.5 billion in alleged fraud spanning home health, hospice, wound care, and telehealth. He also digs into a Love Island USA moment that had social media talking after a nursing grad mixed up visual acuity scores on camera, the story of EMT Simone Kelly going viral for saving a life at the Knicks parade, and a Nevada nurse practitioner charged in a $906 million skin graft fraud scheme that funded her Ferrari, Bulgari necklace, and Hawaii home.

The biggest data drop of the episode: Nurse.org's 2026 patient ratio poll of over 600 nurses. The median worst-ever ratio in acute care was 16 to 1. In long-term care, it was 46 to 1 — with some nurses reporting worst-ever ratios of 80 to 120 patients.

Jump Ahead:

00:21 — Welcome back and intro to this week's nurse news segment

00:50 — Story 1: DOJ charges 455 in largest healthcare fraud takedown in history

02:00 — Which settings and clinicians are under scrutiny

03:00 — The amniotic wound allograft scheme and hospice fraud cases

04:15 — What nurses need to sit with about their signatures and documentation

05:30 — Story 2: Love Island's Kenzie Annis and the visual acuity mix-up

07:00 — Colton's take: we all make mistakes, girl

08:11 — Story 3: EMT Simone Kelly saves a life at the Knicks parade

09:30 — Why EMTs and paramedics are unsung heroes

10:15 — Why you might want to carry Narcan on you

11:00 — Story 4: Nurse.org's 2026 patient ratio poll — 600+ nurses share their worst

12:00 — Acute care median: 16 to 1. Long-term care median: 46 to 1

13:00 — Long-term care nurses reporting 60, 80, even 120 patients per nurse

13:45 — The Joint Commission is paying attention

14:30 — Story 5: Nevada NP Marziel Yuki indicted in $906M skin graft fraud

15:30 — The Ferrari, the Bulgari, the Hawaii home, the Philippines beach resort

16:30 — Why skin substitute fraud is a growing federal enforcement focus

17:15 — Closing message: be honest, have morals

17:45 — Sign-off

Each story comes with Colton's honest take on what it means for nurses on the ground.

For full articles and updates, visit nurse.org/news. Listen to the full episode at nurse.org/clubnurse.