Alex Wubbels

Alexandra Luise Wubbels"Wubbels, Alexandra L". The University of Utah Campus Directory. Retrieved December 24, 2017. (née Shaffer; born January 23, 1976) be American nurse den former Olympian. As alpine ski competitor, na she be de national champion insyd both de slalom den giant slalom insyd 1999, wey she compete insyd de 1998 den 2002 Winter Olympics as Alex Shaffer.Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alex Shaffer". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020.

Insyd July 2017, na she be involved insyd incident during wich she prevent police from unlawfully obtaining blood from unconscious patient for ein care.Manson, Pamela (August 31, 2017). "Video shows Utah nurse screaming, being handcuffed after refusing to take blood from unconscious victim". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved September 3, 2017.

 Early life 
Wubbels graduate from Salt Lake City ein non-profit, Rowland K-12 school insyd 1994, wey she participate insyd de Rowmark Ski Academy."Extraordinary Athletes: How Rowmark Ski Academy Develops Future Olympians". Fine Print. Rowland Hall. Spring 2018. Archived from the original on July 6, 2018. Retrieved July 6, 2018. She earn nursing degree from de University of Utah.

 Career 

 Olympic skier 
She compete insyd de alpine skiing events for de 1998 Winter Olympics dem hold insyd Nagano, Japan. Alex Shaffer fini 9th insyd de women's combined wey she no fini insyd de women's giant slalom. She sanso compete insyd de Alpine skiing events for de 2002 Winter Olympics dem hold insyd Salt Lake City, Utah, wer na she fini 28th insyd de women's giant slalom.
+Alex WubbelsMedal recordWomen's alpine skiingUnited States Alpine Championship1999 Park CityGiant slalom1999 Park CitySlalom

 Nurse 
According to Wubbels, sports psychologist encourage am make she go into nursing after dem match ein personality plus de profession.Wubbels, Alex (May 2018). "Standing Her Ground: A Strong Voice for Patient and Nurse Safety" (PDF). AACN Bold Voices. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. Retrieved July 6, 2018. Wubbels begin dey job as nurse for de University of Utah Hospital insyd Salt Lake City insyd 2009.Ortiz, Erik; Siemaszko, Corky (September 1, 2017). "Videos show nurse who refused to give patients' blood to police get arrested". NBC News. Retrieved July 6, 2018.

For July 26, 2017, na dem unlawfully arrest am for "obstructing justice" while for duty as nurse for de University of Utah Hospital insyd Salt Lake City. Na dem later make de incident public via de officers dema body cameras. De officer wey dey arrest, detective Jeff Payne of de Salt Lake City Police Department, demand say make dem draw blood from unconscious patient, buh Wubbels state say if dem do dat go be violation of hospital policy, wich require say de patient be under arrest, anaa dem give consent, anaa say na de police be in possession of warrant (either printed copy anaa electronic one). Na de patient be de victim insyd car crash wey e no be under arrest, buh na ebe unconscious den der for unable make e consent, den de police no obtain warrant.Sterling, Joe (September 4, 2017). "'Scared to death' nurse in Utah video: 'I stood my ground'". CNN. Retrieved September 4, 2017. She follow hospital policy wey she refuse make she allow de officer make he draw blood, wey de arresting officers proceed make dem forcibly put am for handcuffs insyd den into de front passenger seat of dema cruiser.Hawkins, Derek (September 2, 2017). "'This is crazy,' sobs Utah hospital nurse as cop roughs her up, arrests her for doing her job". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 3, 2017. De year-old hospital policy wey relate to blood draws dey reflect de legal position insyd de Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), as well as de Supreme Court of de United States' dey rule insyd Birchfield v. North Dakota wey na de police department agree.

Na dem later release Wubbels widout charge.Gray, Melissa (September 1, 2017). "'I've done nothing wrong': Utah nurse's arrest prompts police apology". CNN. Retrieved September 3, 2017. Na dem fire de arresting officer for October 10, weu na dem demote ein supervisor two ranks from Lieutenant to Officer."Police union blasts handling of Utah nurse arrest probe". ABC News. Associated Press. September 25, 2017. Archived from the original on October 1, 2017. Retrieved October 1, 2017.Allen, Karma (October 11, 2017). "Officer fired for dragging screaming nurse out of hospital". ABC News. Retrieved October 12, 2017.Cummings, William (October 10, 2017). "Utah cop fired after arresting nurse who wouldn't draw blood". USA Today. Retrieved October 11, 2017."Utah police officer who handcuffed, dragged nurse in video fired". ABC7 Chicago. Associated Press. October 10, 2017. Archived from the original on October 11, 2017. Retrieved October 11, 2017. For October 31, 2017, Wubbels den ein attorney announce say Salt Lake City den de University of Utah agree make dem settle de incident for $500,000. She say part of ein settlement go go toward efforts gear to make dem make body cam footage more accessible to de public.Francis, Simone (November 1, 2017). "Utah nurse at center of controversial arrest announces $500K settlement". ABC 4 News. Retrieved June 4, 2023."US nurse gets $500,000 in blood arrest row". BBC News. November 1, 2017. Retrieved July 6, 2018. Na de incident be one of de reasons Medscape put Wubbels for ein list of de best physicians top insyd 2017.Knowles, Megan (December 21, 2017). "13 best physicians of 2017, as named by Medscape". Becker's Hospital Review. Retrieved December 23, 2017.

 Ein life matter 
Insyd June 2014 Shaffer marry fellow skier Cory Wubbels. He be former All-American Nordic skier wey compete give Northern Michigan University wey he be guitar player, carpenter den master ski technician.Farrell, Paul (September 1, 2017). "Alex Wubbels: 5 Fast Facts You Need To Know". Heavy. Retrieved July 6, 2018. Na dem get dema first kiddie insyd December 2014.

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