Working as a nurse can be very fulfilling, but there are times when nurses may face challenges, such as receiving a complaint from the Texas Board of Nursing. This can be a stressful experience. However, Texas nurse attorneys are available to help and represent you during this process, ensuring that you receive the best possible outcome.
Let’s take a look at a case highlighted below and discover the importance of seeking assistance from a Texas nurse attorney.
At the time of the initial incident, an RN was employed as a Registered Nurse at a health facility in Pearland, Texas, and had been in that position for less than one (1) month.
On or about August 14, 2018, through April 15, 2019, while employed as a Registered Nurse, the RN failed to accurately document medication administration for the patient. Specifically, the order stated that one (1) or two (2) caplets could be administered for pain. The documentation did not specify the dose that was administered to the student. The conduct of the RN was likely to injure the patient from clinical care decisions based upon incomplete medication administration documentation.
It was on or about October 18, 2018, through April 15, 2019, while employed as a Registered Nurse, the RN incorrectly administered medication to the patient that was ordered for the patient, without the parent’s permission or order. Additionally, the RN failed to notify the needed people in the said hospital facility, and also the parents regarding the medication error, or complete a Medication Incident Report. The conduct of the RN unnecessarily exposed the patient to the risk of harm from the administration of medication without the parent’s authorization.
On or about November 14, 2018, through April 15, 2019, while employed as a Registered Nurse, the RN failed to enter the correct medication into the Electronic Health Record (EHR) for the patient, in that the RN entered Mucinex Stuffy Nose & Cold. The correct medication that was brought to the hospital facility by the parent was Mucinex Cold, Cough, & Sore Throat, which contains Acetaminophen. Additionally, the RN incorrectly documented the wrong medication as administered in the EHR. The RN’s conduct resulted in an inaccurate medical record.
According to the RN, she does not believe that she administered medication to the wrong patient as alleged. There was paper documentation of medications that were pending entry to the electronic system, and the RN believes that the paper documentation can account for this specific incident, as it is possible that there was an oversight in the entry into the EMR as she had initialed that it was entered into the system, yet it was not found. Furthermore, the RN said that another likely cause was either an error in saving the attempted entry into the EMR or because it was shuffled through a similar file of paperwork, and either way, the error would be in the documentation, not administration as the medicine was never administered to the student as alleged.
The RN was summoned before the Board to defend against the case. Because of this incident, the Texas Board of Nursing then subjected the RN and her 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 attorney for defense is applicable for any kind of accusation laid against an RN or LVN.
Doubt no more, relieve yourself from such burden, consult with a Texas Nurse Attorney now!
For further details or to request a one-to-one consultation, contact one of Texas’ most experienced Nurse Attorneys, Yong J. An. Having represented over 300 cases of Nurses’ malpractice, and various disputes for the past 16 years, you can rest assured that your case will be taken care of and handled well. Call him at (832) 428-5679 to get started or for additional information on nursing license case defenses.