Tag Archives: nursing standard of care
What is the Difference Between an Allegation of Professional Negligence VS. Ordinary Negligence?
In past Bulletins, I have focused on the requirement of experts in any case alleging professional negligence. An expert for the [...]
Nursing Staff’s Professional Negligence Causes Death of Patient
Lloyd Thomas, seventy-one, underwent bypass surgery and was hospitalized for eighty-four days after the surgery due to complications. [...]
Failure to Meet the Basic Safety Needs of a Patient
As a certified/licensed nurse’s aide, you are involved in many aspects of your patients’ care. You are essential to your co-workers, [...]
Acute Respiratory Tract Infection (ARTI) Nursing Care
Nurse practitioners provide care to patients with acute respiratory tract infections (ARTIs) in hospitals, clinics, and offices--either [...]
Ohio Appellate Court Nursing Care Evaluation
Recently, an Ohio Appellate Court evaluated a nurse’s care of the deceased patient which was one of the central issues in the case.1
Home Health Care Nursing – Good Communication is Essential
There are many legal concerns/issues in the delivery of home health care. One of the most important is the necessity of open, [...]
What is an “Unresonable and Foreseeable Risk of Harm” to a Patient
You may remember that in one of the earliest Bulletins, I wrote about professional negligence and that one of the overall duties of a [...]
What is a Nurse Manager’s Liability for Patient Care?
I often get questions about being a “charge nurse” or being a nurse manager on a unit. Many of the nurses who ask this question are [...]
Who Can Testify as to the Standard of Care of a Nurse Practitioner?
In a very early bulletin, I discussed the standard of care of a registered nurse and who could testify as to that standard. You may [...]
Who Can Be Named in a Suit?
In the last Professional Liability Bulletin, a case adapted from Galvez v. Loma Linda University Medical Center was presented. Several [...]
You be the Jury #1
In previous bulletins, topics such as professional negligence, liability, and the burden of proof have been covered. It might be [...]