Comments on: A Pediatric Nurse At The Hospital Didnt Follow Dr’s Orders One Night For My 2 Yr Old Son. Should I Take Action?

By: confuzze

confuzze — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 11:37:46 +0000

Theres2 ways to handle it, one is to sue for money which gives you motive and sometimes you wont get taken as seriously when filing complaints.. the second is by making sure this goes into that nurses permanent file…to do this contact the licencing board in your area and file a complaint…that will be taken very serious…if you have the $ send a registered letter explaining the incident and make sure to provide full contact details as well keep a copy for your records, even more effective is to write the letter to the hospital and licencing board and send both registered. Its worth $20 to make sure she thinks twice next time!!! More then a couple serious complaints on file she’ll have huge issues renewing her licence if she doesnt just get it revoked

By: ~~ Jaydin's Mommy ~~

~*~ Jaydin's Mommy ~*~ — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 11:31:33 +0000

I totally would .. that is uncalled for .. she should of did her job ..

By: connieta

connieta — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 10:59:12 +0000

YES! your poor little boy. what an awful situation, i sure as hell hope she got fired for that

By: thisaint

thisaint — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 10:41:48 +0000

Oh my gawd yes!!! YOu tell anybody and every body that will listen. Start with the director of nursing, then your ped., then an attorney for sure. That is bull&^*%.

By: Jenn B

Jenn B — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 10:30:04 +0000

LAWSUIT!

By: Pearl L

Pearl L — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 09:52:41 +0000

yes, but ask the hospital first cause they mightve already taken action on that nurse

By: hummingb

hummingb — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:52:52 +0000

You should report the nurse to the hospital and also make a complaint to the nursing board in your state.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:34:37 +0000

You should definitely look into it sounds like the dr was write for writing her up but id d you even receive an apology or explanation. I mean accidents do happen but this sounds like it was intentional.

By: Vagabond

Vagabond — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:02:53 +0000

A lawsuit for negligence has four distinct requirements. If you don’t wish to sue, you can also bring up a negligence complaint with the state nursing board or even the hospital quality assurance department.
The four requirements to prove negligence are:
- Duty (which the nurse most certainly had)
- Breach of duty (which the nurse committed by failing to examine the leg)
- Proximate cause (did the breach of duty cause harm)
- Harm (injury as a result)
Honestly, I don’t think you would get much in a lawsuit. Those involving children rarely win large settlements; but you should most certainly seek compensatory medical care for any injury, and you would be wise to seek disciplinary action against the nurse. Her reckless disregard for you and your son’s cries for help is an insult to the medical professions and our commitment to helping, not harming.
Hoping the best for you and your son. Cheers!