Steinkamp v. Caremark

OPINION

LARSEN, Justice.

This is an appeal from the trial court’s summary judgment in favor of the defendant nurse and her employer on the plaintiffs nursing negligence claims. We affirm in part, and we reverse and remand in part.

FACTS

On November 16, 1993, appellee Patricia Arreola, a home care nurse employed by appellee Caremark, was caring for Camilla Steinkamp, who was homebound with a difficult pregnancy. Arreola inserted a catheter in Steinkamp’s arm, which began to disintegrate in Steinkamp’s vein. Steinkamp had to undergo surgery to remove the catheter fragments without anesthesia…