Amputation Mishap; Negligence Carmen Holder HCS/478 February 4‚ 2013 Barbara Gilbert‚ EdD‚ MSN‚ RN‚ CNE Amputation Mishap; Negligence Confused by a repeating dream‚ Joseph Benson wakes up and realizes the wrong leg was amputated. Even under the best of circumstances‚ mishaps such as this one do occur as a result of negligence and cause unnecessary duress to patients. This paper will discuss the difference between negligence‚ gross negligence‚ and malpractice. I will present my opinion of
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Amputation Mishap The Neighborhood News reports of a medical error at The Neighborhood Hospital. The report states a 62 year-old male patient underwent surgery to have his leg amputated only to discover the wrong leg was amputated during surgery. The newspaper article states the mishap is negligence. In the following paragraphs‚ negligence‚ gross negligence‚ and malpractice are discussed and determine if the newspaper’s statement of negligence is correct. Ethical principles in nursing and
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Management Patient With An Amputation Aries Nubla Amputation Is the removal of a body part‚ and most commonly a limb (Cheever & Hinkle‚ 2013). Used to relieve symptoms‚ improve functions and to save or improve the patient’s quality of life (Cheever & Hinkle‚ 2013). Can be elective due to complications of the vascular disease often of diabetes. ex. Gangrene‚ trauma (burns‚ crushing injury‚ electrical burns‚ frostbite‚ explosions) Vascular disease accounts for 82% of all amputations with 97% results in
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Chapter 9 Amputations‚ Prostheses‚ Braces AMPUTATIONS AND PROSTHESES Amputations- may be the result of congenital limb deficiencies or may be acquired. Acquired amputations – are traumatic‚ ischemic‚ or surgical in origin. Surgical amputation – is an ancient procedure. *Amputation – is only the essential first step in a series of measures designed to achieve ultimately the maximum rehabilitation of the patient. Indication Welfare will be significantly improved by the removal of
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is challenging‚ but with the help of prosthetics it becomes easier. Prosthetics have evolved over time to do just that. No amputation is wanted but‚ just like my fathers‚ they are preformed if and when nesasarry. For those of you who don’t know what an amputation is‚ its the removal of a limb due to trauma‚ prolonged constriction‚ or excessive pain in that limb. Amputation is used a preventative measure from the spread of disease such as ganggrene or malignancy; also it is used to control pain and
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Negligence Paper Elizabeth Ruelas HCS 478 January 10‚ 2012 Shawishi T. Haynes Negligence Paper Negligence‚ gross negligence‚ and malpractice are terms that healthcare professionals fear being involved in. We have healthcare laws and policies that guide each healthcare practice. In today’s litigious society‚ we see healthcare lawsuits that are wrongfully filled‚ some that are not valid‚ and some unjustly settled cases. Yet there are some situations where a lawsuit should have definitely
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BELOW THE KNEE AMPUTATION Below the knee amputation (BKA) is surgery to remove all or part of your foot or your leg below the knee cap. A below the knee amputation is a surgical procedure when the bottom part of the leg is removed with an incision below the knee. This is also known as a trans-tibial amputation. This procedure is recommended when a patient has a severely diseased or damaged lower leg that cannot be treated. Below-knee amputation is usually performed for extensive high-grade soft-tissue
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flying the C-130 since 1961. In that time‚ their class A mishap rate from 1961 to 1998 was 0.87 mishaps per 100‚000 flying hours. It was also found that they had zero class A mishaps since 1977. The available flying hours for the Coast Guard only dated back to 1983 but from 1983 to 1997‚ their class A mishap rate was 0.30‚ experiencing only one mishap. Between the years of 1961 to 1982‚ the Coast Guard had experienced three class A mishaps (C-130 Broad Area Review‚ 1998). With the C-130 flying
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Negligence Paper Wrong site surgery has become a frequent incident in health care facilities across the nation. “Research in the US has suggested that wrong site surgery happens every 5-10 years‚ or one in 112‚994 cases” (Edwards‚ 2008‚ p. 168). Recent studies have shown that despite the focus by governing bodies over wrong site surgery in the past few years‚ wrong site surgery continues to happen at an alarming rate of 40 times per week in the United States alone (“Wrong-site surgery still happens
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Negligence Paper Nichole Ziegler University of Phoenix Health Law and Ethics HCS/478 Mary Burke August 12‚ 2012 Negligence Paper "Nursing’s role in providing patient care has expanded in response to increasing patient acuity‚ technology‚ evidence-based practice‚ managed care‚ and the advancement of the profession. Because of this professional evolution‚ nurses are in a position of higher accountability" (McConnell & Vaughn‚ 2010‚ p. 1). Negligence can be considered as "carelessness
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