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At the time of the initial incident, an LVN was employed as a Licensed Vocational Nurse at a hospital facility in Pearland, Texas, and had been in that position for one (1) year and one (1) month.
On or about January 10, 2021, while employed as a Licensed Vocational Nurse, and assigned to provide skilled nursing to the patient, the said LVN hit the patient on the head. Furthermore, the LVN admitted to hitting the patient on the head. The conduct of the LVN was likely to cause emotional, physical, and/or psychological harm to the patient and could have interfered with or disrupted this patient’s treatment.
As a result of the occurrence, the LVN stated that the patient was awake and waving his hands around his face, so he attempted to calm the patient by holding the patient’s wrists and repositioning the patient. The LVN relates that the patient started kicking and his grip slipped from the patient’s wrist, resulting in the hand of the LVN inadvertently hitting the patient’s forehead hard. The LVN also added that he checked the patient for injury and did not see any.
Despite her best efforts, she struggled to offer a compelling defense when presented with the evidence against her. As a result, the Board decided to take disciplinary action against her RN license.
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