Being a nurse and seeing patients recover with such great results is very rewarding to nurses. However, some nurses tend to do their duties in an inappropriate manner. Poor nursing care can be a result of overworked, long working hours, stress, and many more which are common in nursing. This should not be tolerated, as nurses are expected to give the proper care needed by the patients. Those nurses who neglect to do their duties properly are sanctioned by the Board. This case scenario for nurses should be dealt with properly with the help of a nurse attorney.
At the time of the initial incident, he was employed as an LVN with a home healthcare service provider in Dallas, Texas, and had been in that position for one (1) year and eleven (11) months.
On or about June 15, 2019, through October 24, 2019, while employed as an LVN with a home healthcare service provider Dallas, Texas, LVN failed to perform daily blood sugar checks, as ordered. LVN’s conduct could have caused significant changes to go undetected and prevented a timely medical intervention.
Another incident happened on or about September 13, 2019, through October 24, 2019, while employed with a home healthcare service provider in Dallas, Texas LVN failed to continue to measure and document the size of the wound on the patient’s left foot on a daily basis after having documented during the preceding 4 weeks that the patient’s wound each day measured 2.2cm x 2.0cm x lcm, indicating the wound was larger or deeper than it had ever been previously. LVN’s conduct could have caused significant changes to go undetected and created an incomplete medical record.
The third incident happened on or about October 18, 2019, and October 20, 2019, while employed with a home healthcare service provider in Dallas, Texas, LVN failed to perform skilled nursing visits, as ordered. LVN’s conduct deprived the patient of timely medical intervention in the event the patient experienced a change in condition.
In response, LVN states it was his understanding his visits were concentrated on wound care and the patient took care of his blood sugars. LVN states there was no physician’s order for wound measurement. LVN states he followed the orders and changed the wound care with his visit notes. LVN states he would check the wound measurements periodically. Furthermore, LVN explains there were a few times when he arrived, and the patient was not present or periodically the patient would have an appointment or clinic/hospital visit that he was not aware of, but he would have intended to submit a missed visit form.
The above actions constitute grounds for disciplinary action in accordance with Section 301.452(b)(13), Texas Occupations Code, and is a violation of 22 TEX. ADMIN. CODE §217.11(1)(A),(1)(C),(1)(D)&(1)(M).
Because of this, the LVN was summoned by the Texas Board of Nursing to defend his side but the LVN failed to hire a nurse attorney to help him with his case and without proper defense, the Texas Board of Nursing then decided to place his LVN license under disciplinary action.
If you also received a letter from the Texas Board of Nursing regarding a case or complaint filed on you, you should hire a nurse attorney immediately before it’s too late. Equip yourself with the knowledge and expertise you need for a successful outcome by consulting a knowledgeable and experienced Texas nurse attorney. Texas Nurse Attorney Yong J. An is one of those dedicated nurse attorneys who helped represent more than 300 nurse cases for the past 16 years. Contact the Law Office of Yong J. An 24/7 through text or call at (832) 428-5679 for a confidential consultation regarding any accusations from the Texas BON.