Topic: Negligence and Medical Malpractice
INSTRUCTIONS:
A thread of at least 1,000 words in response to the provided case study threads. Each thread and reply must reference at least 3 scholarly sources and follow current APA format (including both in-text citations and a reference list).
You must also support each thread and reply with thoughtful analysis (considering assumptions, analyzing implications, and comparing/contrasting concepts and include thorough biblical worldview integration.
View the assigned Healthcare Law LearnScape interactive episode in the Jones & Bartlett website (DB2 LearnScape Case Study). You will be presented with a negligence case stemming from an incident in the hospital.
You must interview staff members and work with the GeneralCounsel to determine the hospital's liability for negligence and medical malpractice.
Prompt: Based on the information you gathered from the LearnScape video interviews, on your research, and on a biblical worldview, analyze this incident and write your recommendation to the Chief Counsel regarding negligence/malpractice liability.
Directly address the 4 elements required to prove negligence:
1. Duty to care
2. Breach of duty
3. Injury
4. Causation (specifically foreseeability)