Every person who wants to become a professional LVN or RN in the state of Texas needs to go through several processes. This is the main reason why you should be careful when doing your job, or else, complaints or charges might be filed against you. Without the help of a nurse attorney, you might get suspended by the Texas Board of Nursing.
On or about March 8, 2019, an RN was employed as a Licensed Vocational Nurse at a hospital in Abilene, Texas, the pharmacy Walmart received a voicemail message from the RN claiming to be Dr. Karsten Tucker’s Nurse and called in a forged, falsified, unauthorized, fraudulent, and or telephonically communicated prescriptions for Tylenol#3 that was flagged by their system due to the odd quantity, dosing and no DEA Number.
The above action constitutes grounds for disciplinary action in accordance with
Section 301.452(b)(1)&(10), Texas Occupations Code, and is a violation of 22 TEX. ADMIN.
CODE
The Texas Board of Nursing gave the RN the chance to defend herself. However, she was not able to provide a good defense from a nurse attorney for herself. Therefore, the Texas Board of Nursing (BON) placed her RN license to a disciplinary action instead.
It’s best to seek the help of a nurse attorney when facing any charges. However, some nurses tend to face these results instead without thinking that nurse attorneys are always reliable for matters such as these.
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. You may contact him 24/7 at (832) 428-5679 for more information or if you want to schedule a private consultation.