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Ms. Doe, receiving home health care, was an amputee who experienced constant pain at her stump site. To care for her condition, she was given pain medication. She had an epidural Port-A-Cath<\/a> implanted under the skin of her chest. Ms. Doe was discharged from a hospital and planned to receive several weeks of home care from visiting nurses who would be assigned to clean the new port site, change her dressing and check for signs of infection.<\/p>\n

Four days after Ms. Doe\u2019s port was inserted, a visiting nurse, Roe, allegedly noted that the port site looked tender and had drainage. Roe allegedly changed Ms. Doe\u2019s dressing. She did not contact Ms. Doe\u2019s doctor about these findings.<\/p>\n

During a later visit, Ms. Doe allegedly told Roe that she had decreased sensation to her bladder. Roe allegedly changed Ms. Doe\u2019s dressing but did not return to see her for about five days. During this time, Ms. Doe\u2019s port site was red and swollen. She complained of decreased sensation to the lower part of her body.<\/p>\n

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