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It is a nurse’s duty to ensure patients are getting the proper treatment they need in a timely manner. They should also follow the physician’s order and no order should be missed. A missed order could harm a patient. Some RNs tend to miss orders and result in unnecessary harm to a patient. If this happens, an RN should be prepared in case he or she will be summoned by the Board for such conduct. An RN can hire a nurse license attorney for this matter.

At the time of the initial incident, she was employed as an RN at a hospital in Edinburg, Texas, and had been in that position for one (1) year and three (3) months.

On or about February 10, 2020, through February 12, 2020, while employed as an RN at a hospital in Edinburg, Texas, RN was accused of the following:

  1. RN failed to document administration of a Heparin infusion for Patient A. RN’s conduct resulted in an inaccurate medical record and was likely to injure the patient in that subsequent care givers would not have accurate and complete information on which to base their care decisions.
  2. RN failed to administer Calcium Gluconate and Insulin as per physician order to Patient B. RN’s conduct exposed the patient to a risk of harm in that failure to timely administer medications as ordered by the physician could have resulted in non-efficacious treatment of the patient’s elevated potassium level.
  3. RN failed to document assessment of the groin site and pedal pulses of Patient C status post Cardiac Ablation. RN’s conduct resulted in an incomplete medical record and was likely to injure the patient in that subsequent care givers would not have accurate and complete information on which to base their care decisions.

In response to the above incidents, RN states she did not fail to administer the Heparin. RN states she did not fail to administer the Calcium Gluconate and Insulin as per physician orders to the patient. Furthermore, RN states she did not fail to assess the groin site of pedal pulses of the patient.

The above actions constitute grounds for disciplinary action in accordance with Section 301.452(b)(10)&(13), Texas Occupations Code, and is a violation of 22 TEX. ADMIN. CODE §217.11(1)(A),(1)(B),(1)(C),(1)(D),(M)&(3)(A) and 22 TEX. ADMIN. CODE §217.12(1)(A),(1)(B),(1)(C)&(4).

The Texas Board of Nursing gave the RN enough time to defend the complaints filed against her. However, there was a failure on the RN’s part to find the right RN/LVN license attorney to handle her case. The negligence of the RN/LVN license attorney led to the decision of the Texas BON to place the RN’s license under disciplinary action.

Equip yourself with the knowledge and expertise you need for a successful outcome by consulting a knowledgeable and experienced Texas RN/LVN license attorney. Texas Nurse Attorney Yong J. An is one of those dedicated nurse attorneys who helped represent more than 300 nurse cases for the past 16 years. Contact the Law Office of Yong J. An 24/7 through text or call at (832) 428-5679 for a confidential consultation regarding any accusations from the Texas BON.