Any type of accusation can be defended, as long as there is a skilled nurse attorney ready to assist you during the hearing before the Board of Nursing. The Texas Board of Nursing has full jurisdiction regarding cases that may affect an RN or LVN’s license from suspension, disciplinary action or revocation.
At the time of the initial incident, an RN was employed as a Registered Nurse at a hospital in Converse, Texas, and had been in that position for seven (7) years and four (4) months.
On or about January 2, 2018, while employed as a Registered Nurse, the RN lacked the fitness to practice nursing in that he exhibited signs of impaired behavior, including, but not limited to: being groggy, fighting the urge to fall asleep, and slurred speech. The RN’s condition could have affected his ability to recognize subtlc signs, symptoms, or changes in the patient’s conditions, and could have affected his ability to make rational, accurate, and appropriate assessments, judgments, and decisions regarding patient care, thereby placing the patients in potential danger.
On or about January 18, 2018, while employed as a Registered Nurse, the RN lacked the fitness to practice nursing in that she exhibited signs of impaired behavior, including, but not limited to erratic behavior and making multiple trips for medications, including IV lines, for patients not assigned to him. The RN’s condition could have affected his ability to recognize subtle signs, symptoms, or changes in the patient’s conditions, and could have affected his ability to make rational, accurate, and appropriate assessments, judgments, and decisions regarding patient care, thereby placing the patients in potential danger.
On or about January 22, 2018, while employed as a Registered Nurse, the RN lacked the fitness to practice nursing in that she exhibited signs of impaired behavior, including, but not limited to: difficulty staying awake and slurred speech. The RN’s condition could have affected his ability to recognize subtle signs, symptoms or changes in patient’s conditions, and could have affec d his ability to make rational, accurate, and appropriate assessments, judgments, and de isions regarding patient care, thereby placing the patients in potential danger.
In response, the RN impaired behavior while on duty, stating he may have acted out of his normal due to other issues, including difficulty sleeping, but that he was never impaired.
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 if only the RN had hired one. Hiring a nurse attorney 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 one of the most experienced nurse attorneys in Texas, Nurse Attorney 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.
