Angel Of Death Case Summary

I will be reviewing the Angel of Death case videos. In my review I will uncover where the health care organizations went wrong. I will discuss the ethical factors involved. I will delve into whether the plaintiffs have a right to pursue a claim and what the charges should be. I will reveal the type of investigations I would follow. And lastly, I will evaluate the doctor’s response as well as William Cors’ response from the video.
Where did the organizations go wrong? First and foremost, these organizations violated Duty of Care; “a legal obligation of care, performance, or observance imposed on one to safeguard the rights of others” (Pozgar, 2015, p. 66). St. Barnabas Hospital suspected that Cullen was trying to kill or harm other patients by poisoning saline bags in the hospital …show more content…
The organizations failed when they did not report suspicions and rumors.
They knew that odd happenings were taking place when Cullen’s was working in the hospital and stopped when he left. Investigators in the hospitals had all but confirmed it; “If you talk to the investigators there, they will tell you Cullen was our man, we knew he was dirty” (“Part 1”). On top of this, the hospitals had heard rumors about his past and he was caught stealing drugs as well (“Part 1”). The failure to act on this knowledge in my view is a failure in health care ethics. I believe that the plaintiffs have a right to pursue a claim against any of these health care organizations based on Duty of Care. Also, they have a right to pursue this claim on the basis of negligence (Pozgar, 2015). Negligence is present because it violates all four pillars (Pozgar, 2015). Duty of Care has been violated as the organizations had suspicions of Cullen’s nefarious acts (Pozgar, 2015). Breach of Duty has been violated because these organizations did not uphold the standard of care by allowing this individual to continue to practice (Pozgar, 2015). The pillar of injury has