Should the lawsuit focus primarily on the surgeon for allowing this patient to be sent back to the nursing home for post-operative care rather than insisting that he be kept in an acute care facility for 24 hours following surgery?
What should the care standards be for such a patient?
How should the prudent nurse have acted despite the fact that the nursing care plan did not specify that the wound be checked hourly?
Should the lawsuit focus primarily on the surgeon for allowing this patient to be sent back to the nursing home for post-operative care rather than insisting that he be kept in an acute care facility for 24 hours following surgery?
How would you rule in this situation?
