Losing your license may greatly affect your future career and reputation as a nurse, but only if you fail to hire a nurse defense attorney for the case. There are some RNs and LVNs who missed their chances to get their license saved from revocation just because they weren’t able to hire any nurse attorney to defend them.
At a hospital in, Katy, Texas, an LVN was employed as a Licensed Vocational Nurse for 19 years and 1 month when the incident happened.
When working as a Licensed vocational nurse on or around August 21, 2020, the LVN went beyond her scope of practice when she removed a patient’s mid-line intravenous catheter without the necessary certification or documentation of competency. Furthermore, the LVN was not able to record the mid-line catheter removal in the patient’s medical file, including the site evaluation and the patient’s reaction to it. Due to the LVNs actions, the patient has needlessly been put in danger of injury from a surgery carried out by someone who lacks expertise.
The LVN reported that she was asked to assist in removing the intravenous (IV) line by another nurse after the incident. According to the LVN, the other nurse seems to be under a lot of stress and worry about the removal. Furthermore, she added that during her hospital clinical rotations, she removed lines under the supervision of a nurse on duty on multiple occasions after receiving important training in mid-line removal as a graduated nurse. The LVN claimed that she never considered herself to be exceeding her boundaries as a nurse and that it was never her intention to harm the patient. According to the LVN, the patient underwent the treatment with excellent tolerance, and she always followed hygienic and proper protocols. According to the LVNs, she kept an eye out for site bleeding and pain in the patient. The LVN claimed to have the necessary training and to be IV certified, but she also acknowledged that this act was beyond her responsibility.
Unfortunately, with the lack of an effective nurse attorney to defend her case, the Texas Board of Nursing (BON) decided to take disciplinary action against the LVN. The evidence gathered after the investigation was received by the Board was sufficient in cause according to the Texas Occupations Code.
Losing your nurse license can compromise your career. But in serious circumstances like this, a well-equipped nursing attorney can be of considerable assistance to you. The best person who could help you with your nurse license matter is Nurse Attorney Yong J. An, you can contact him through this number (832) 428-5679.