An incorrect administration of medication can bring a great risk of harm to any patient. It is part of the nurse’s duty to ensure that the patient was administered the correct medication and also in a timely manner and follow a physician’s order. But if a nurse incorrectly administered the medication, there’s a corresponding consequence to it. The Board may summon you and subject you to disciplinary action or even worse than that. But a nurse attorney on the other hand can help you get through such a situation.
At the time of the incident, an LVN was employed as a Licensed Vocational Nurse at a medical facility in Harlingen Texas and had been in that position for five (5) months.
It was on or about July 14, 2017, when the LVN failed to administer glipizide, gabapentin, metformin, and vitamins to a patient as ordered. The LVN’s conduct was likely to injure the patient in that failure to administer medication as ordered by the physician could have resulted in non-efficacious treatment.
And on or about July 14, 2017, the LVN failed to administer Neurontin, Symbicort, and tramadol to a patient as ordered and falsely signed out the tramadol on the facility’s count sheet. The LVN’s conduct created inaccurate records and was likely to injure the patient in that failure to administer medication as ordered by the physician could have resulted in non-efficacious treatment.
On or about July 14, 2017, the LVN failed to obtain and/or document blood sugar levels from a patient and failed to administer insulin, as ordered. Respondent’s conduct created an inaccurate medical record and was likely to injure the resident in that failure to administer Insulin as ordered by the physician could result in complications from elevated blood sugars such as hyperglycemia and/or diabetic coma.
On or about July 14, 2017, the LVN failed to administer eye drops, metformin, Namenda, iron, Exelon, vitamin B 12, aspirin, and Starlix to a patient as ordered. The LVN’s conduct was likely to injure the patient in that failure to administer medication as ordered by the physician could have resulted in non-efficacious treatment.
On or about July 14, 2017, the LVN failed to administer lorazepam, Norco 10/325, and Lyrica to a patient, as ordered, and falsely signed out the lorazepam and Norco as administered on the facility’s count sheet. The LVN’s conduct was likely to injure the patient in that failure to administer medication as ordered by the physician could have resulted in non-efficacious treatment.
In regards to the incidents, the LVN states that all patients were given their medications as ordered, but states she did not document right away and failed to go back and sign out the medication in the medication administration record (MAR). The LVN admits that she was working too many hours on call and let her work get sloppy. The LVN continued by stating that even though she knows the right way to give medications, on this day she did not practice that.
As a result, the LVN was put into disciplinary action by the Board. However, the LVN failed to hire an experienced nurse attorney to help her with the case and made her regret not hiring a nurse attorney.
Make sure to find the right nurse attorney in case a complaint will be filed against you before the Texas Board of Nursing (BON). Consult with Texas nurse attorney Yong J. An today if you have any questions about your disciplinary process by calling or texting him at (832) 428-5679 day, night or weekends.