Nurse testifies in Maya Kowalski trial

Witness testimony continued today in a $200 million lawsuit against Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital that was featured in the Netflix documentary ‘Take Care of Maya’. In 2016, at just 10 years old, Maya Kowalski was admitted to Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital for severe pain and was removed from the custody of her parents after staff accused them of "medical abuse." Her mother, Beata Kowalski, hung herself in her garage on Jan. 7, 2016, after going months without seeing her due to the medical abuse allegations, according to the family's attorney, Greg Anderson.

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[rachelr.n.]

As a registered nurse, we do not claim her!! I wonder how she would feel if someone did this to her DAUGHTER!!!!

[Lilleybugglane]

As a former nurse... ER/OR... I would NOT ALLOW this "nurse" to even take care of my dog... she is a disgrace 🇺🇸

[bmacccccc]

i have many nurses in my family, the minute she started smiling when covering such a disgusting case i knew she was no good. God help those children

[sylviasanchez]

As a former Registered Nurse for over 25yrs I can say this woman is a disgrace to all the real nurses out there who truly Care from the bottom of theirs heart's for the care of their patients!! I hope some day she loses that title she doesn't deserve.

[Ladypeace]

Maya was cruelly treated despite having massive pain. Her family was cruelly treated. How inhumane. Poor girl. RIP Maya's mum. Power in the wrong hands is a deadly weapon

[Sophie-ipvt]

“Can you repeat that, it’s just a lot of words” is exactly the sentence you want to hear from a healthcare ‘professional’.

[khrystynasloan]

Some nurses and doctors are a complete disgrace. Having multiple health issues myself, I’ve been treated poorly and with disregard numerous times. I understand that doctors’ and nurses’ job can be very hard, but if you are becoming mean, rude, and cold hearted, you should stop being a doctor or a nurse.

[WiggleTickle.]

As a Nurse, I totally get why people don’t trust the health care system and this young lady is one of the fine examples why. Do not go to the hospital unless you are literally dying.

Updated Note: please tell me you NPC’s know there are actually some reasons you should go other than losing your pulse…

[shannonthornton]

It’s really shitty to see a person lie to cover her ass and try to save her job. She needs her license revoked. She obviously lied when she said she didn’t hold her down and maya was not yelling no. Her body contortion indicates a fear response. As a therapist clothing cannot be removed from a child for the purpose of photographing without the presence of a parent, parental consent or a court order. She knows what she did was wrong. Thank God the Jury awarded this child compensation.

[rosewall]

I’m so disappointed as a fellow nurse that this nurse can so easily lie about abuse.

[kathleenmckeithen]

Her body language, in general, indicates deception - chin thrusted forward, lots of eye blinks, appears very defensive. She appears to have a hard time understanding and answering questions. Lots of avoidance, lots of mouth grooming, lots of gestures, lots of discomfort shown, breathing rate increases. Mya was crying in the photo, lips turned down. Maya looked upset. I believe this rather dense nurse is lying.

[ggof_il]

So happy Maya and her family have won their case. Justice has been served

[lorib]

If she can’t understand simple questions, how did she ever pass nursing school? She knows they did that girl wrong. All these people are just trying to save their licenses.

[deborahthompson]

This smug face and her grinning and squinting in Maya direction inrages me. Shame on this nurse. How convenient she doesn't recall half of Maya's attorneys questions. She's a disgrace

[maryem]

Mayas Attorney is AMAZING!!! God I love all the clear and cut points he makes!!!

[mysterywoman]

If this hospital, this nurse, this worker and the state make a habit of removing a child's clothes to take photos. This is unacceptable.

[KHuber]

As a fellow nurse…I am embarrassed that she is part of our “tribe” …she definitely has some “specific” amnesia!! #justiceformaya
May her mother finally rest in peace ❤

[Okoktok]

This woman has zero integrity. Any patients she works with, need to run!

[davesouza]

For an educated person, she has trouble with “a lot of words”. From the comments of a large group of registered nurses, this lady has a lot to hide. Two hundred million dollars will never replace Maya’s mom. Someone needs jail time.

[MJNavarro-]

This nurse is nervous and she is lying. To everything that she knows she did wrong, this nurse says “I don’t recall”. It is horrible!