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Accusations are stressful issues for an RN or LVN, except when a nurse attorney assists you against the case. The Texas Board of Nurses is responsible for all hearings against RNs and LVNs undergoing a case that may revoke, suspend, or only discipline their license. Take note that nurse attorneys can also defend a nurse’s license against accusations.

At the time of the initial incident, an LVN was employed as a Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) at a hospital in Dallas, Texas, and had been in that position for six (6) months.

It was on or about October 4, 2018, through October 16, 2018, while employed as a Licensed Vocational Nurse, the LVN failed to administer Risperdal 2.5mg and Paxil 30mg to patient1 and patient 2, respectively, as scheduled and as ordered by the physician. The LVN’s conduct was likely to injure the patients in that failing to administer medications as ordered by the physician could result in the patient’s suffering from adverse reactions or non-efficacious treatment.

On or about October 4, 2018, through October 16, 2018, the LVN inaccurately documented that she administered Risperdal 2.5mg and Paxil 30mg to the patients respectively, in that the medications had not been removed from their blister packs. The LVN’s conduct was deceptive, created inaccurate medical records, and was likely to injure the residents in that subsequent caregivers would not have accurate information to base their decisions for further care.

On or about October 16, 2018, the LVN failed to administer Depakote, Buspirone, Atorvastatin, Mirtazapine, Olanzapine, Oxybutynin, and Pantoprazole to five (5) patients, as scheduled and as ordered by the physician. The LVN’s conduct was likely to injure the patients in that failing to administer medications as ordered by the physician could result in the patient’s suffering from adverse reactions or non-efficacious treatment.

On or about October 16, 2018, the LVN inaccurately documented that she administered Depakote, Buspirone, Atorvastatin, Mirtazapine, Olanzapine, Oxybutynin, and Pantoprazole to five (5) patients in that the medications had not been removed from their blister packs. The LVN’s conduct was deceptive, created inaccurate medical records, and was likely to injure the residents in that subsequent caregivers would not have accurate information to base their decisions for further care.

In response, the LVN asserts that she administered medications to the patients who refused their medications. The LVN admits that she forgot to circle the patient’s refusals and states she was never in-serviced on it.

Unfortunately, the Texas Board of Nursing subjected her nursing license and put it into disciplinary action. She did not hire a skilled Texas nurse attorney to fully defend her case which led to this decision by the Texas Board of Nursing.

Do you have questions about the Texas Board of Nursing disciplinary process? Contact The Law Office of Texas Nurse Attorney Yong J. An for a confidential consultation by calling or texting 24/7 at (832) 428-5679. Texas Nurse Attorney Yong J. An is an experienced nurse attorney who represented more than 200 nurse cases for RNs and LVNs for the past 16 years.