A licensed nurse in Texas may be subjected to a disciplinary proceeding before the Texas Board of Nursing. Whenever an LVN or RN finds herself in a situation, she will need to find the best nurse attorney in the country. This is important, as it is her only chance to protect her license. Otherwise, the Texas Board of Nursing may find her guilty in the administrative case and order the revocation of her license.
At the time of the incident, an LVN was employed as a Vocational Nurse at a hospital in Austin, Texas, and had been in that position for two (2) months.
It was on or about November 17, 2015, through November 25, 2015, while employed as a Licensed Vocational Nurse, and was assigned to provide nursing care to a patient, the LVN failed to wash his hands after he was observed stretching his back and prior to preparing a water flush and medications for the patient. The LVN’s conduct may have exposed the patient unnecessarily to a risk of harm in that the patient could have been exposed to infectious pathogens and communicable conditions.
In response, the LVN states he briefly placed one of his hands on his flank on the outside of his clothing. The LVN adds he has a herniated disc in his lower back and he was in the process of stretching.
Due to the LVN’s negligence may put a patient at risk of infection for failure to wash hands, even if it is just a small mistake, which may be dangerous to the patient. This is why a nurse should be careful and very thorough in giving care to patients because we never know, a small mistake may lead to license suspension.
But after the LVN presented his statement to the Texas Board of Nursing, the Board has decided to put the LVN into disciplinary action. This is why you should seek the assistance of an expert such as Nurse Attorney Yong J. An, because their capabilities can assure that you will never lose your license as a result of an issue. To contact an excellent nurse attorney, it’s best to dial (832)-428-5679 to begin.