A nursing supervisor’s grab at the wrist of a surgical technician to ensure she wearing fake nails did not present prima facie claims of assault and battery, said a Brooklyn appellate court.
Stony Brook University Medical Center has a policy barring operating room staff from wearing artificial nails, but surgical technician Michelle Gabriel had violated the rule more than once before the June 2007 incident. Kathryn Scheriff, an assistant director of nursing, asked Gabriel to show the supervisor her hands, which were under a blanket.
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