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. Texas nurse attorney Yong J. An is one of those dedicated nurse lawyers who helped various nurses in their cases since 2006.
This is what happened to a certain LVN in Houston on March 2017. During the time of the initial incident, the LVN was employed as a staff nurse in a medical facility in Houston and had been in the position for about a year already.
The first incident happened when the LVN engaged in the intemperate use of a drug substance called Demerol. The possession of Demerol is prohibited by Chapter 481 of the Texas Health & Safety Code (Controlled Substances Act). The use of Demerol by a Registered Nurse, while subject to call or duty, could impair the nurse’s ability to recognize subtle signs, symptoms or changes in the patient’s condition, and could impair the nurse’s ability to make rational, accurate, and appropriate assessments, judgments, and decisions regarding patient care, thereby placing the patient in potential danger.
The second incident happened when the LVN misappropriated Demerol belonging to the facility. The LVN admitted to the misappropriation and the facility turned the case over to the Lufkin Police. On March 5, 2017, the LVN was arrested for the offense of Fraud to Obtain a Controlled Substance which is a second degree felony.
The Texas Board of Nursing gave the LVN the chance to defend herself. However, she was not able to provide a good defense for herself, especially when the drug screening results were brought up to her. Therefore, the Board placed her LVN license to a disciplinary action instead.
It’s best to seek the help of a nurse attorney when facing charges related to drug use. However, some nurses tend to face these results instead without thinking that nurse attorneys are always reliable for matters such as these.
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