Notwithstanding the new norm created by this pandemic, it is not a hidden secret that the nursing community is also facing some long-understood truths, that is nurses are underpaid, undervalued, and sometimes treated as expendable. But this doesn’t remove the nurse’s will to help treat their patients the best they can. However, because of the exhaustion, this pandemic is giving to the nursing community, some nurses may accidentally fail to do their work nicely. Because of this, they may face a disciplinary hearing by the Texas Board of Nursing. But a nurse attorney can help you face and deal with the board.
On or about July 5, 2019, while employed as a Registered Nurse in College Station, the RN withdrew two Norco 5/325mg tablets, one Zolpidem 5mg tablet, and four Clonazepam 0.5mg tablets from the medication dispensing system for a patient but failed to document and accurately and completely document the administration of the medication in the patient’s Medication Administration Record (MAR) and Nurses’ Notes. Her conduct was likely to injure the patient, in that subsequent caregivers would rely on his documentation to further medicate the patient, which could result in an overdose.
Additionally, the RN’s conduct placed the hospital in violation of Chapter 481 (Controlled Substances Act) of the Texas Health and Safety Code.
On or about July 13, 2019, the RN withdrew two Norco 7.5/325mg tablets from the medication dispensing system for a patient, but failed to document and accurately and completely document the administration of the medication in the patient’s Medication Administration Record (MAR) and Nurses’ Notes. The RN’s conduct was likely to injure the patient, in that subsequent caregivers would rely on his documentation to further medicate the patient, which could result in an overdose. Additionally, her conduct placed the hospital in violation of Chapter 481 (Controlled Substances Act) of the Texas Health and Safety Code.
In response to the incidents, the RN states she was still learning the Med-tech system and that it sometimes did not show up in the system after medications were scanned and administered. The RN further states he was administering two Norco 7.5/325mg tabs to the patient when she received a message from staff to clock out and go home, which he did. She relates he scanned the medication and gave it to the patient, but because he was immediately sent home, she did not have the opportunity to verify if the scanner accepted it. Furthermore, the RN explains she struggled with the Med-tech system because she was not properly trained on it during orientation.
If you are a Nurse in College Station who is currently facing any disciplinary issues before the Texas Board of Nursing, please contact College Station nurse attorney Yong J. An, call or text at 832 428 5679 or anlawfirm@gmail.com. Mr. An has represented over 100 nurses before the Texas Board of Nursing since 2006.