Nursing Malpractice

In many healthcare facilities, nurses are responsible for significant portions of patient care. This includes preparing the patient for the doctor, caring for the patient post-treatment, and even administering treatment in some cases. A nurse often has more direct contact with a patient than a doctor does.

Nurses that fail to properly perform their duties may cause their patients to suffer serious harm. If you or someone you love suffered an injury in a healthcare facility because of a nurse’s negligent actions, contact the Atlanta medical malpractice lawyers of Webb, Wade & Taylor, LLC, at 770-631-1811.

Negligent Nursing

Since nurses have such a broad range of responsibilities with regard to patient care, they have an equally broad range of potential medical errors that they may commit. It is important to note that an undesirable patient outcome does not necessarily mean that a nurse has been negligent. Typically, legal action may only be deemed appropriate when the nurse’s actions deviated from the professionally accepted standard of care.

When a nurse fails to adhere to widely accepted practices and a patient suffers harm, then the nurse may be found negligent. Negligence in nursing may include:

• Failure to monitor patients
• Incorrectly medicating a patient
• Ignoring a patient’s needs
• Improperly administering treatment

Any of these actions may cause a patient serious harm. More importantly, these actions are usually not considered reasonable care in terms of nursing, meaning the affected individual may be entitled to pursue financial compensation for his or her injuries.

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Nursing malpractice and other forms of medical malpractice cannot be allowed to occur without repercussions. If you or someone you love suffered harm due to nursing negligence, contact the Atlanta medical malpractice attorneys of Webb, Wade & Taylor, LLC, at 770-631-1811.