Cardinal Legal Nursing provides expertise in medical and nursing malpractice cases pertaining to the Peri-Operative setting, as well as ICU and Cardiac Cath Lab expertise.

 

Areas of Practice:

  1. Peri-Operative Cases:
    • Wrong patient/procedure/site incidents.
    • Medication errors and improper dosing during surgery.
    • Nerve damage resulting from poor positioning.
    • Miscommunication leading to retained surgical items.
    • Charting errors with potential harm to patients.
  2. Medical Device Cases:
    • Pacemakers, implantable defibrillators, IV pumps, ventilators.
    • Hip, shoulder, or knee implants.
    • Other failed medical products.
  3. Drug-Related Cases:
    • Narcotics (painkillers) and non-narcotics.
    • Sedatives and anti-seizure medications.
    • Drug diversion by RN staff in the peri-operative setting.
  4. Product Liability:
    • Additional cases related to product liability.
  5. Other Nursing Specialties:
    • ICU
    • Cardiac Cath Lab