New Jersey Nursing Malpractice Lawyers

Top-Level Medical Malpractice Lawyers Skillfully Advocate for Nursing Malpractice Victims Throughout New Jersey

Many victims of medical negligence immediately think to blame the doctor or surgeon responsible for their treatment plan for the mistake.  However, in reality, nurses spend much more time with patients than a treating physician—and are equally capable of making mistakes that amount to nursing malpractice.  When a nurse’s care fails to meet the accepted professional standards for nurses, the patient has the right to financial compensation for any resulting harm.

At Team Law, our skilled nursing malpractice lawyers have been successfully fighting to protect the rights of nursing malpractice victims across New Jersey for over 60 years.  We understand the importance of the nurse’s role in ensuring a patient’s successful recovery. Nurses who neglect their responsibilities should be held accountable.

If you suspect you or a loved one have been the victim of nursing malpractice, call our medical malpractice lawyers today or fill out our convenient online contact form.  In your free case evaluation, we will listen to what happened and provide our honest opinion about how to best proceed with your claim. 

Establishing the Standard of Care to Identify New Jersey Nursing Malpractice

Nurses in New Jersey are subject to a detailed set of regulations and rules.  Just like doctors, those rules govern how nurses should conduct themselves when treating patients under a wide variety of circumstances.  For example, emergency room nurses are subject to a different set of rules than surgical nurses. 

The standard of care may also vary depending upon the nurse’s training, which can result in the nurse’s classification as a:

• Student nurse practitioner,
• Registered nurse (RN),
• Licensed nurse,
• Advanced practice registered nurse,
• Nurse para-professional.

In other words, the circumstances that the nurse is facing at the time, as well as the extent of the nurse’s training, govern the standard of care that the nurse should provide.  Establishing that standard of care—and that the nurse violated the standard of care—is key to proving your right to financial compensation based on malpractice. 

At Team Law, our lawyers will also work tirelessly to establish:

• Causation.  It is insufficient to simply show that the nurse violated the applicable standard of care.  It is also necessary for our lawyers to show that your harm would not have occurred without that violation—meaning that the nurse’s breach of duty directly caused your harm.

• Damages.  We will also work to evaluate all damages sustained as a result of the nursing malpractice.  Damages can result in compensation for additional medical expenses, lost wages, pain and suffering, emotional distress and more.

Team Law is here to help you evaluate whether you have a valid nursing malpractice case based on these elements.  We are also here to assist with the complex nursing malpractice laws that apply in New Jersey. For compassionate and experienced legal guidance, call Team Law today.

Common Nursing Mistakes that May Amount to Nursing Malpractice Under New Jersey Law

According to the Kaiser Foundation, nurses are able to perform between 80 and 90 percent of the duties of a primary care doctor in treating patients.  For example, a highly trained nurse practitioner may be authorized to:

• Prescribe medication,
• Conduct patient exams,
• Diagnose a patient’s medical condition,
• Develop the patient’s treatment plan,
• And more.

As the role of nurses has expanded, so has the potential impact of nursing negligence.  When a nurse commits malpractice, the results can be just as harmful to the patient as in a case where the doctor was responsible.  Examples of nursing mistakes that may amount to malpractice include:

• Failure to order a necessary test,
• Failure to inform the doctor of a patient’s symptoms that result in delayed diagnosis,
• Medication errors, such as administering the wrong drug or the wrong dosage,
• Using an improper treatment technique,
• Failing to respond to a patient’s complaints or concerns in a timely manner,
• Failure to properly monitor the patient’s recovery or condition, such as failing to properly monitor a patient’s vital signs after surgery,
• Improper use of medical equipment,
• Failure to document the patient’s progress or symptoms,
• Failing to communicate a patient’s concerns to the treating physician,
• Providing patients with the wrong type of food or drink,
• Failure to provide sanitary conditions to prevent the spread of disease or infection.

In many cases, a nurse’s breach of the applicable standard of care can result in hospital-acquired infections or the worsening of an existing condition.  A nurse’s medical negligence can turn a minor problem into a serious medical condition. Extensive, invasive treatment to correct the new problem may be required.  

Our lawyers are here to evaluate every aspect of your claim and fight to get the compensation you deserve to hold a negligent nurse accountable.

Contact Our Nationally Recognized Medical Malpractice Lawyers to Discuss Your New Jersey Nursing Malpractice Claim

If you have been victim to nursing malpractice in New Jersey, choosing the right malpractice lawyer to protect your rights can be key to successfully recover fair compensation.  At Team Law, our battle-tested malpractice lawyers will investigate meticulously to determine what happened in your case.

To schedule your free initial consultation with an experienced medical malpractice lawyer, you can call our office or contact us online.  We don’t recover attorneys’ fees unless we win compensation in your case, so speak to us today to learn about your legal rights.

Frequently Asked Questions About Nursing Malpractice Claims in New Jersey