COST OF A SUIT: WHAT IT TAKES DISCUSSION ON STANDARD OF CARE

摘要

In the law of professional negligence, the standard of care is the benchmark by which others assess a veterinarian's competence. To be within the standard of care, veterinarians must perform their duties with an average degree of skill, care and diligence exercised by colleagues practicing under the same or similar circumstances. Unfortunately, this is a general rule and not always helpful when one is trying to determine whether or not to do something in a given situation. For example, when is itor isn't it necessary to refer a patient?