Norton Vs Argonaut Insurance Case Summary

In this essay, the author

• Explains that the plaintiffs are glynace h. norton and his wife, anne graves norton. the defendants include argonaut insurance company, mrs. florence evans r.n.,adon (registered nurse/assistant director of nursing services), and aetna
• Analyzes how norton vs argonaut insurance company impacted the court's ruling as to the parties who were responsible for the wrongful death of the infant robyn bernice norton.
• Illustrates the importance of egregious medication errors that can occur in a hospital setting.

• Explains that the plaintiffs are glynace h. norton and his wife, anne graves norton. the defendants include argonaut insurance company, mrs. florence evans r.n.,adon (registered nurse/assistant director of nursing services), and aetna
• Analyzes how norton vs argonaut insurance company impacted the court's ruling as to the parties who were responsible for the wrongful death of the infant robyn bernice norton.
• Illustrates the importance of egregious medication errors that can occur in a hospital setting.
• Narrates how dr. bombet consulted with doctors to determine the eventual need for heart surgery to correct the baby's congenital malformation.
• Explains that "lanoxin" is a derivate of digitalis. it is known for its potency and poisonous potential to overdose.
• Narrates how dr. bombet readmitted norton to the hospital with a cough, fever, and weight loss. the ambiguity of the order and lack of knowledge by rn florence evans led to robyn's fatal injection of lanoxin intrader-muscularly.
• Affirms the jury's verdict and the defendants were found liable for the death of the infant.
• Analyzes whether dr. stotler wrote an ambiguous order that led to the fatal dose of lanoxin and whether negligence occurred as a result of not following standard of care by the nurse who misinterpreted dosage administration directions of the medication leading to fatal overdose.
• Explains that there are quite a few legal principles surrounding this case of wrongful death.
• Explains that dr. stotler's negligence was a duty to provide detailed orders, but he failed to specify on the order the route for dangerous medication. the nurse delivered the medication intramuscularly leading to the death of the norton infant.
• Explains that florence evans failed to follow the standard of care when in question of a doctors order. she ignored common sense, which led to the breach that inturn fatally injured the norton infant.
• Explains that the negligence of these parties combined led to the lethal injury of the norton child, robyn bernice norton, and there represented insurers who are then at fault. the hospital under vicarious liability is based on respondeat superior (let the master answer).
• Explains that the court ruled in favor of the norton family in the amount of 10,807$ for the mother, and 13,000$ in wrongful death of baby robyn bernice norton.
• Explains that pharmacies have taken the lead for medication conversion through the use of prepackaged single dose single route medications.