Dr. Frame's Negligence Case Summary

This hypothetical case Einaugler (Mr. Frost) v. Supreme Court of New York can be view as a non-intentional tort. Intentional tort is a deliberate act. The proof of intent can be attributed to the defendant’s intended act of his or her behavior. This is a case of negligence and negligence as defined by (Pozgar, 2016) is the failure to act when there is a legal duty to act, a wrong that involves a willful act that violates another’s interest and led to emotional distress as seen in this case. Dr. Frame’s negligence is a “form of conduct caused by heedlessness or carelessness that constitutes a departure from the standard of care generally imposed on reasonable members of society (Pozgar, 2016, p.65). Dr. Frame ordered a nurse to pump

feeding solution through a catheter implant in Mr. Frost’s abdomen. After a few days of emotional distress, Mr. Frost died in the hospital. Such an act of negligence can occur when “a person does not exercise the best possible judgment or when one engages in behavior expected to involve unreasonable danger to others” (Pozgar, 2016, p.65). This paper will take an enthralling exposition in providing an overview of three different perspectives from Mrs. Frost view, to Linda Sum and Dr. Frame to the administrator of Greater work hospital.
Mrs. Frost: Dr. Frame mistook a kidney dialysis catheter implanted in Mr. Frost’s abdomen for a feeding tube and ordered the nurse to pump a feeding solution through the catheter implant. Even when he discovered the potentially lethal mix-up, he failed to transferred Mr. Frost to the hospital even though he knew the lapses could endanger his health. This can be considered as a horrific negligence but it becomes an issue when Dr. Frame failed to heel to instructions from the patient’s kidney specialist to begin lavage immediately on Mr. Frost and if short-staffed, hospitalized him immediately. We should be mindful of the fact that a nurse informed the nursing supervisor Linda Sum who intend, notified Dr. Frame that Mr. Frost stomach was extended and he was in a deteriorating condition. That is when Dr. Frame then ordered that Mr. Frost be transferred to Even Greater Works Hospital (EGWH) where he went essentially, untreated until Monday morning. On Monday, Mr. Frost received lavage to remove the remaining feeding solution from his peritoneal cavity and antibiotics to prevent infection. Mr. Frost died four days later.
I have several questions and I believe the administration will provide me with appropriate responses.

Did Dr. Frame read the Mr. Frost’s medical history? Did he reviewed his notes before treating the patient? Mr. Frost was transferred to the hospital for a specific reason; to receive kidney transfer from his twin brother James. So how could the attending physician not be aware of his medical history? And if Dr. Frost had failed to do this, what about the nurse? When the patient was transferred to Greater works hospital for treatment of renal disease, did the previous facility not give any report about Dr. Frost medical condition? And going back to the nurse who administered the feeding solution through the Mr. Frost catheter implant, was the nurse aware of the fact that it was a catheter implant? If yes, why did the nurse failed to inform Dr. Frost that it is a catheter implant not a feeding tube? Was the nurse so ignorant to realized such an error? Is the nurse knowledgeable about the patient’s medical history? And what about Even greater works hospital (EGWH)? When Mr. Frost was transferred to the hospital, why did the hospital delayed treatment till the next day? Did Greater works hospital notified EGWH that the patient was having an emergency? Mr. Frost was supposed to be transferred to EGWH intensive care unit (ICU) per his symptoms. Dr. Frame would have emphasized on this. While at EGWH, it was reported that Mr. Frost was less responsive, weak and unable to

take food my mouth, did the hospital took any measures to treat his case as an emergency?

Dr. Frame/Linda Sun
Dr. Frame: I am conscious of the fact that I mistook a kidney dialysis catheter implanted in the patient’s abdomen for a feeding tube, and ordered the nurse pump feeding solution through it. I am also conscious of the fact that Dr. Heat ordered me to initiate lavage and antibiotic immediately, but he did not notify me that it was an emergency though, he cautioned that, if the facility is short-staffed, I should transfer patient to the EGWH. However, the nurse would have utilized her nursing knowledge and realized that it was a catheter implant and not a feeding site. It will be a great idea if the nursing supervisor can reach an arbitration with Mrs. Frost otherwise, my wish is for the jury to consider this case a medical malpractice and hold EGWH accountable for delaying Mr. frost’s medical treatment resulting to his dead.
Linda Sun: Dr. Frame ordered me to administered feeding solution through the patient’s catheters’ implant. Per my profession, I would have been knowledgeable of the fact that it was a catheter implant and not a feeding tube. After performing such a terrific error and saw the consequences suffered by Mr. Frost, I notified the nursing supervisor of changes in his health condition which she immediately related to Dr. Frame. Dr. Heat, ordered Dr. Frame to initiate lavage and antibiotics immediately and a possible transfer to EGWH which he failed to do.
The administrator: Mr.

Frost was transferred to Greater works hospital (GWH) for a specific reason; kidney transplant, which implies, the hospital was quite aware of his medical condition. For such a horrific error to have occurred, implies those involved were not knowledgeable of Mr. Frost’s medical condition or just negligence. Care should be safe, GWH should avoid injuries to patients from the care that is intended to help them. I will get into the details of this case by conducting an inquiry. My inquiry will include: whether the hospital got a report of Mr. Frost upon admission and if Mr. Heat communicated details about the patient to the hospital. Then I will be taking appropriate steps with the staff involved and at the same time, I will try to reach an arbitration with Mrs.

Frost.
I know Dr. Frame mistook a kidney dialysis catheter implanted in Mr. Frame’s abdomen for a feeding tube and ordered the nurse to pump nutritional solution through it. When the lethal mix-up was found, Dr. Frame failed to heed instructions from the nephrologists that Mr. Frost should be hospitalized. This form of negligence is considered as nonfeasance: ‘which implies failure to act when there is a duty to act as a reasonably prudent person would in similar circum-stances” (Pozgar, 2016 p.66). The most disturbing part of it is that Mr. Frame tried to cover-up himself by personifying Dr. Heat’s notes that Mr. Frost transfer was not an emergency, it could wait till Monday. While I will try to reach an arbitration with Mrs. Frost, I will take the necessary steps to suspend Mr. Frame from practicing in GWH till further notice.