Nursing Standard of Care

by TheNurseAttorney | Mar 27, 2024 | Bradenton Personal Injury Attorneys, Resources

(The “Prevailing Professional Standard of Care”) Licensed nurses (Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses and Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioners) are expected to know what the prevailing/current nursing standard of care entails and are required to adhere to...

Surgical Infection $3 million Jury Verdict

by TheNurseAttorney | Mar 27, 2024 | Bradenton Personal Injury Attorneys, Cases & Results

Our client suffered septic shock and nearly died two weeks after her baby was delivered by C-section.  The client had a prolonged labor with ruptured membranes, but the OB/GYN didn’t give antibiotics prior to the C-section surgery. A few days after the C-section, our...

$1,500,000 settlement for misdiagnosis of an ependymoma

by TheNurseAttorney | Mar 27, 2024 | Bradenton Personal Injury Attorneys, Cases & Results

Our client complained of back and neck pain with numbness and tingling in her hands and feet. Her orthopedic surgeon diagnosed her with “degenerative disc disease” and referred her to a neurologist for the numbness and tingling. The neurologist performed an EMG...

Misdiagnosis of heart attack $500,000 jury verdict

by TheNurseAttorney | Mar 27, 2024 | Bradenton Personal Injury Attorneys, Cases & Results

Our diabetic client was 34 years old when she developed chest pain and nausea. She went to the emergency room where an EKG was done, but it was normal. The ER doctor didn’t order cardiac enzyme tests or other diagnostic tests and wrongly concluded our client had a...

Medical Malpractice: Policy limit settlement for OB/GYN negligence

by TheNurseAttorney | Mar 27, 2024 | Bradenton Personal Injury Attorneys, Cases & Results

When our pregnant client developed severe low back pain and nausea in the middle of the night, she went to the emergency room and was admitted to the labor and delivery unit. Urine tests showed some blood in the urine, and laboratory blood tests showed a slightly...

$500,000 settlement for false diagnosis of cancer (radiologist negligence)*

by TheNurseAttorney | Mar 27, 2024 | Bradenton Personal Injury Attorneys, Cases & Results

Our client complained of fatigue, headaches, and general aches and pains. Laboratory testing was “mildly suspicious” for multiple myeloma, so the family practice doctor ordered x-rays, including x-rays of the patient’s head/skull. The defendant radiologist wrongly...