What are examples of medical negligence?
A. In general terms, medical negligence can include: (a) Misdiagnosis of a condition or failure to diagnose a condition; (b) Improper treatment; (c) Failure to treat or a delay in treatment; (d) Failure to perform appropriate follow-up treatment; (e) Prescription errors; (f) Failing to provide important information to a patient or failure to get appropriate consent for a procedure; (g) Leaving a foreign object in the body (such as surgical sponge or a medical tool); (h) Nursing errors such as failing to following a doctor’s orders for treatment; (i) Nursing error in failing to report a change in the patient’s condition to the doctor; and (j) Failing to properly monitor a patient while undergoing surgery.
