Nurses can be working in very different conditions. They have to endure long hours and sometimes, poor and understaffed environment. Because of this, they sometimes commit negligence due to a stressful working environment. But before things get serious with cases filed against you due to negligence, you can avoid the worst thing to happen by hiring a nurse defense lawyer.
On or about January 19, 2019, while employed as a Registered Nurse in a hospital in Lufkin, the RN failed to administer ordered medications and document the administration of ordered medications to several patients. In addition, the RN failed to document a response with respect to the administration of Phenergan to a patient, which had been administered for a patient report of nausea. Her conduct was likely to injure the patients in that failure to administer medications as ordered could have resulted in non-efficacious treatment. Further, her conduct resulted in an incomplete medical record and was likely to injure the patients in that subsequent caregivers did not have accurate and complete information on which to base their decisions for further care.
On or about January 19, 2019, the RN failed to timely verify the prescription components of the hemodialysis machine set-up for three patients. Her conduct was likely to injure the patients in that failure to timely verify such prescription components of the hemodialysis machine set-up could have resulted in non-efficacious treatment.
On or about January 19, 2019, the RN failed to perform and document central line dressing changes for two patients. Her conduct was likely to injure the patients in that failure to perform central line dressing changes, as ordered, could have resulted in an increased risk of infection. Further, her conduct resulted in an incomplete medical record and was likely to injure the patients in that subsequent caregivers did not have accurate and complete information on which to base their decisions for further care.
Because of this incident, the Texas Board of Nursing then subjected the RN’s license to disciplinary action.
The accusation would have been defended by an experienced and skilled nurse attorney, had the RN hired one. Hiring a nurse defense lawyer for defense is applicable for any kind of accusation laid against an RN or LVN.
For more details and to schedule a confidential consultation, you must approach the most experienced nurse defense lawyer in Texas, Yong J. An. He has assisted numerous nursing license cases since 2006. You may contact him by dialing (832)-428-567 if you wish to learn more information should you undergo accusations or any other case that may affect your license.
