QUESTION
Do I have a New Jersey Medical malpractice case?
Asked on Jul 10th, 2014 on Medical Malpractice - New Jersey
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I was admitted in the hospital over 6 times this year. Each time I was admitted the care I received was awful, and to make it worse, I worked at the hospital. Every hour a nurse or pct is supposed to check on you, but they never would. They left an exposed needle in my arm for over 3 hours, causing my arm to become infected. The nurses would not scan my bracelet when giving me medication and would enter in the wrong times they gave me the medication. I was even given an overdose of pain meds one night. I had a broken bed for about a week that nothing was done about. I would have to hit the call button and hour in advance if I wanted a nurse or medication. I would wait up to 2 hours sometimes for pain meds. The nurses would leave stool samples in my bathroom and needles/medical garbage on my bed for hours. My bed was never changed unless my family changed the sheets. I can keep going on, but I'm not sure if this is a case or not.
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You do not have a financially viable medical malpractice case because while you may have received sloppy care, you were not significantly harmed by what you went through, and under the circumstances the case is not financially viable. The articles below describe this in more detail.
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Answered on Jul 13th, 2014 at 8:13 AM