Negligent
The word negligent sounds extremely unsettling, yet the definition states it is most often unintentional. In this case the nurse was proven to be negligent because of the four D's. She had a duty and that was clearly in place. She made connection with the patient when she agreed to take on patient when she agreed to take on the assignment. She said to have neglected her duty to the patient because she was incompetent lacking necessary training and skill for this patient.
Although, I'm not certain what she learn while on her clinical rotation yet I believe this to be a special case. Not a special case because the patient had a trach patients with a tracheotomy are seen often in a hospital setting but because when you are taught CPR it is not said how to perform CPR in special situations. I know! I have set through numerous amount of CPR training classes as I been CPR certified for 18 yrs. It has never been a topic of discussion until about 2 yrs. ago. They went so far as to add it in the test. It states if a patient has a stoma where do you put the mask? …show more content…
No one had the answer. This is a truly unfortunate situation when the nurse was trying to do her job to the best of her ability. However being in this profession she is seen as a professional and she should have know better and she should have been well trained prior to taking on the case. She did not hold up to the standard of care which resulting in a unforeseen outcome and damages for the patient. These damages would not have occurred if it wasn’t for the actions of the
The word negligent sounds extremely unsettling, yet the definition states it is most often unintentional. In this case the nurse was proven to be negligent because of the four D's. She had a duty and that was clearly in place. She made connection with the patient when she agreed to take on patient when she agreed to take on the assignment. She said to have neglected her duty to the patient because she was incompetent lacking necessary training and skill for this patient.
Although, I'm not certain what she learn while on her clinical rotation yet I believe this to be a special case. Not a special case because the patient had a trach patients with a tracheotomy are seen often in a hospital setting but because when you are taught CPR it is not said how to perform CPR in special situations. I know! I have set through numerous amount of CPR training classes as I been CPR certified for 18 yrs. It has never been a topic of discussion until about 2 yrs. ago. They went so far as to add it in the test. It states if a patient has a stoma where do you put the mask? …show more content…
No one had the answer. This is a truly unfortunate situation when the nurse was trying to do her job to the best of her ability. However being in this profession she is seen as a professional and she should have know better and she should have been well trained prior to taking on the case. She did not hold up to the standard of care which resulting in a unforeseen outcome and damages for the patient. These damages would not have occurred if it wasn’t for the actions of the