Medical Negligence: There are No Winners

Abstract

A 65 years old female patient admitted for colon cancer treatment. The patient was on tramadol infusion for pain management. In the night shift, nurse sent the patient to washroom without assistance. After a while nurse encountered the patient fell down in washroom. The patient complained about severe pain at her right arm consistently after the incidence so nurse increased the tramadol infusion without doctor’s order. The night shift nurse did not inform about the incidence of anyone in the unit. However, on assessment, morning nurse identified that right arm was swelled and patient was complaining of severe pain. X-Ray examination revealed right arm fractured. For not informing the incidence, the unit management decided to terminate the nurse.