A nurse humiliates a patient what tort occurred?

Answer 1

The way in which the humiliation occurs is vital to determining which tort should be applied in this situation. Negligence is where a duty of care to a party has been breached by a second party. As in this case the nurse would have a clear duty of care to his/her patient, then if the humiliation was a consequence of mistreatment, or the nurse not correctly addessing the needs of the patient, then this tort can be applied Nucience is where a party interrupts the right of another party to quiet enjoyment of their property. I doubt that this tort could be applied in this situation, but if the humiliation came from the nurse continually acting in a manner contarary to the best interests of the patient, then it may be applied. maybe. Defamation is the tort that covers a persons implied right to a good reputation. So if the patient was humiliated due to an act or omission by the nurse, then this should be applied. Tresspass refers to the right of a person to private enjoyment of their property (i'm pretty sure). However, there are very limited situations when this could be applied. The downside to any of these actions is that it needs to be proved that monetarily quantifiable loss has ensued due to the actions of the nurse, whcih may be difficult to prove.