Estate of Samuel Corrado v. Karen Rieck

Summary

The Court held that the proposed claim based on a nurse's failure to follow an internal standing order sounded in medical malpractice because determining whether the physician should have been notified required specialized medical judgment. The standing order could not itself establish the applicable standard of care or support liability based solely on its violation, but it could be admitted as evidence bearing on the standard of care if otherwise relevant and admissible, with an appropriate jury instruction. The judgment was reversed in part, affirmed in part, and remanded for further proceedings.