Once a charge from the Board is filed, that case becomes public record and available for the world to see. When this happens, this makes it very difficult to get a job that takes insurance. An experienced nurse attorney knows how to avoid these pitfalls. R100769N7582
On or about December 2004, while employed in a medical facility in Dallas, the RN misappropriated over one hundred (100) vials of Morphine and Dilaudid in that the vials were found in her possession. She later admitted to the misappropriation. Her conduct was likely to defraud the facility and patients of the cost of the medications.
On or about October 17, 2006, while employed in the same medical facility, the RN engaged in the intemperate use of Hydromorphone and Morphine in that she submitted a specimen for drug screen which resulted positive for Hydromorphone and Morphine. Possession of Hydromorphone and Morphine is prohibited by Chapter 481 of the Texas Health & Safety Code (Controlled Substances Act).
The use of Hydromorphone and Morphine by a Registered Nurse, while subject to call or duty, could impair the nurse’s ability to recognize subtle signs, symptoms or changes in the patient’s condition, and could impair the nurse’s ability to make rational, accurate, and appropriate assessments, judgments, and decisions regarding patient care, thereby placing the patient in potential danger.
On or about November 29, 2006, the RN engaged in the intemperate use of Alcohol in that she submitted a specimen for drug screen which resulted positive for Ethyl Glucuronide. The use of alcohol by a Registered Nurse, while subject to call or duty could impair the nurse’s ability to recognize subtle signs, symptoms or changes in the patient’s condition, and could impair the nurse’s ability to make rational, accurate, and appropriate assessments, judgments, and decisions regarding patient care, thereby placing the patient in potential danger.
On or about December 6, 2006, while employed with Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, the RN engaged in the intemperate use of Cocaine in that she submitted a specimen for drug screen which resulted in positive for Cocaine. Possession of Cocaine is prohibited by Chapter 481 of the Texas Health & Safety Code (Controlled Substances Act). The use of Cocaine by a Registered Nurse, while subject to call or duty could impair the nurse’s ability to recognize subtle signs, symptoms or changes in the patient’s condition, and could impair the nurse’s ability to make rational, accurate, and appropriate assessments, judgments, and decisions regarding patient care, thereby placing the patient in potential
The Texas Board of Nursing is the one that has full jurisdiction on cases involving RNs and LVNs. Therefore, the RN was summoned by the Texas Board of Nursing to explain her side.
During the hearing, the RN states she voluntarily checked herself into the hospital in Fort Worth for acute rehabilitation and medication management. She states she attended The Right Step, an intense thirty-day residential treatment facility. She also states she is using every avenue possible to work a thorough program and fully rehabilitate so she can continue her nursing career.
Your RN license can be disciplined over simple misunderstandings, small mistakes or trivial issues. When this happens, hiring a nurse attorney is your best option.
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