Negligence

Essential elements of negligence claim:

Duty of Care

	reasonable standard of nursing care: reasonable nurse with similar experience and qualifications
	objective standard of care

Reasonably Foreseeable

Breach of the Duty of Care

Did the nurse breach the obligation to provide reasonable nursing care in the particular circumstances?

Damages resulting from Breach

Must be some monetary claim for injury or harm.

Causation

Were the damages sustained as a result of the breach of the duty of care?