Boston Nurse Malpractice Attorney
Worcester Medical Negligence Lawyer
Nurses are advocates for patients. We rely on nurses to monitor the condition of patients who are injured or ill, and to take appropriate medical action as needed - whether that means administering medication, alerting a doctor, or taking other action.
When nurses make mistakes or fail to meet the acceptable standard of care, patients suffer. If you or a loved one have experienced nursing malpractice, talk to a Boston nurse malpractice lawyer who is also a doctor. Contact the law office of Barry D. Lang, M.D. & Associates, in Boston and Waltham, Massachusetts.
Nursing Malpractice
Nurses have many and various responsibilities to hospitalized patients:
- Monitoring blood pressure and other vital signs
- Administering medications
- Performing treatments
- Calling doctors to attend to a patient's urgent needs
- Failure to follow the hospital's chain of command
In some cases, nurses may fail to provide care recognized as standard practice, which may harm patients. They may fail to recognize serious conditions early enough, fail to notify the doctor of emergencies or fail to give the proper medication.
Physicians rely on nurses to alert them of any symptoms or conditions that require a diagnosis. Although nurses do not officially make diagnoses, they do take the prerequisite step of alerting physicians about areas of concern. When they fail to do this, a patient's condition may worsen and injury or death may result.
Most hospitals have a chain of command. If a nurse disagrees with the decision of a doctor or other medical professional and believes that the patient may be harmed, he or she should notify the next person up the chain of command. Failure to do so may put the patient at risk for serious injury or death.
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Contact a Boston nurse malpractice lawyer today to discuss your legal options. The consultation is free; the representation invaluable. Call 617-720-0176 or toll free 800-LAWYERS. In most cases, we can determine on the spot if you or a loved one has experienced medical malpractice.