Stewart v. Richland Memorial Hospital

James Stewart brought this negligence action against Rich-land Memorial Hospital (RMH) alleging the nurse on duty breached the professional standard of care by removing his restraints and failing to monitor him, thereby providing substandard care. Stewart appeals the jury verdict for RMH, asserting the trial court erred in ruling that Stewart had to prove gross negligence in order to prevail and therefore improperly charged the jury. We affirm.

FACTS

While Stewart was in the hospital recovering from surgery, a respiratory therapist went to his room to administer a breathing treatment at…