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Most people assume that medical malpractice lawsuits are brought against doctors and hospitals, but there are a number of medical malpractice suits brought every year against nurses in the United States.
Like doctors, nurses have a responsibility to perform their nursing duties in a competent manner. If they fail and that failure harms a patient, there may be grounds for a medical malpractice lawsuit.
The most common types of nursing malpractice include:
Failure to Act – Since nurses are the primary caregivers for patients, if they fail to take the appropriate action in an emergency or do not properly monitor a patient, and that failure causes harm to the patient, they may be liable for nursing malpractice.
Wrong Medication – If a nurse administers an incorrect dosage or the wrong drug and it causes harm to a patient, this can be cause for a nursing malpractice claim.
Injury – If a nurse injures a patient either with medical equipment, by moving them improperly or in any other way during the performance of his or her nursing duties, this can be considered nursing malpractice.
If you or a member of your family have been injured and suffered any physical or emotional loss due to nursing malpractice in Florida which is a type medical malpractice, contact a Florida Medical Malpractice Attorney to discuss your legal rights and the legal duties of the nurses and office / hospital that employs the nurse.