Mary K. Brown is accused of removing a patient's foot.
The witnesses said that Brown did a poor job and the patient felt pain.
According to the news outlet, Brown no longer works at the facility.
Police said that a former nurse is facing felony charges for removing a dying patient's foot without a doctor's order.
Mary K. Brown, a former nurse at Spring Valley Health and Rehab Center in Spring Valley, Wisconsin, was accused of abusing an elderly person and causing great bodily harm.
The dying patient, who was under Brown's care, had severe frostbite on both of his feet and was admitted to the nursing home in March 2022.
Brown did not have permission from the doctor or the patient to remove the patient's foot, which was only being held on by some skin and a couple of tendons, on May 27.
According to WQOW, Brown admitted to police that she removed the patient's foot to make him feel better.
According to the local news outlet, a nurse told police that the patient moaned and gripped her hand during the amputation.
The nurse who spoke with the patient after the procedure said he told her that it hurt and he felt everything.
A nurse told police that the amputation was not done well. The nurse told the outlet that Brown said she wanted to preserve the foot and put it on display with a sign saying "wear your boots kids."
The administrator and CEO of Spring Valley Senior Living and Health Care told WQOW that they are cooperating with the investigation. A person is not employed in the community.
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