Student Nurse Kills Patient by Injecting Coffee Into Veins

By Lee Moran, NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

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Rejane Moreira Telles, 23, said she had just three days of work experience when she mixed up administering a drip to a patient.

October 23, 2012 Updated Oct 23, 2012 at 4:15 PM PDT

A student nurse who mistakenly injected coffee into the veins of an 80-year-old patient who died hours later has defended herself by saying "anyone can get confused."

Rejane Moreira Telles, 23, said she had just three days of work experience in the Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, clinic when she mixed up administering a drip to Palmerina Pires Ribeiro.

She appeared on TV Globo's Fantastico show where she said she was aware of the risk of administering an intravenous feed.

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