Consent and refusal are constitutional rights that courts have recognized for over a century. A woman's right to decide what happens with her body, including to forgo an advised medical procedure, does not stop just because she is with a child. In many circumstances,...
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Hospital Negligence
Why Does Negligence Occur in Urgent Care Facilities?
Unfortunately, negligence occurs in every area of the medical field—including in urgent care facilities. You may be inclined to visit an urgent care center if you’re suffering from an illness or injury that doesn’t seem to be life-threatening but shouldn’t wait until...
Why Does Emergency Room Negligence Occur?
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there are over 139 million emergency room visits in the United States each year. With so many people visiting the emergency room, there are bound to be some mistakes made along the way. Continue...
Are medical consent forms too difficult to understand?
A hospital is already an intimidating place. You are already vulnerable because you need medical attention, and the people on your healthcare team are responsible for helping you leave in a better situation than when you entered. Before they will help you, though,...
Are Sleepy Nurses Making Serious Errors?
It is not difficult to figure out that nurses have tough schedules. Hospitals are open around the clock, so nurses need to be available, too. In most hospitals, nurses are constantly having to adjust and readjust to rotating schedules. It is the hospital’s way of...
Advocating for Support in the Emergency Room
Often, the emergency department is a busy place. Nurses must try to organize patients so that those who have the most life-threatening issues receive treatment first. Unfortunately, even when the emergency department is not busy, there may be staff who do not know how...
How long should in-hospital recovery last?
No one wants to be in the hospital longer than they need to, but staying in the hospital after an invasive medical procedure can be essential to making a full recovery. In the hours and days after your procedure, a small irritation can turn into a major medical issue,...
Did I receive too much anesthesia?
No one wants to feel the physical pain of going through a surgical procedure. In addition to it hurting, physical pain also puts a lot of stress on the body and can affect the outcome of the surgery. Thankfully, there are several options available to either numb an...
What if the nursing staff is not communicating with my doctor?
Being in the hospital can be frightening. On top of not feeling well, machines surround you, and there are always people checking at you at all the worst times. Unlike what seems to be the case on tv, the doctor may only come in your room once or twice a day while you...
Doctors’ Responsibilities to Patients Increase During an Outbreak
Doctors and medical professionals must safeguard their patients. That responsibility will never change. However, that duty becomes more important when there is an outbreak of a dangerous illness. The latest outbreak of measles has been all over the news. And the...