Extravasation Follows Chemotherapy Administration. Potential Complication or Nursing Negligence

Extravasation Follows Chemotherapy Administration. Potential Complication or Nursing Negligence Iacano v. St. Peter’s Medical Center, 334 N. j. Super. 547 – NJ (2000)

Questions to be answered:

1. Who was responsible for monitoring the patient for potential complications, and was this monitoring carried out within acceptable standards of care?

2. Special precautions/monitoring must be in place when administering vesicant medications. Were the nurses negligent in their duty to monitor for complications of chemotherapy?

3. Was the patient in fact having pain and discomfort well before the administration of the vesicants? If so, was the nurse in error, to administer the medication despite the patients concerns and complaints?

4. Was there appropriate documentation to support either the nurses or the patient’s account of the situation.

5. Could the extravasation and resulting tissue damage have been prevented?

6. Did the jury in the initial trial award an excessive amount based on flawed information in the initial trial.

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