Maintaining patient safety during medical procedures is of paramount importance in healthcare settings. Nurses play a crucial role in ensuring the accurate documentation of procedures and the prevention of adverse events, such as retained foreign objects. A nurse attorney plays a pivotal role in cases where patient safety incidents involve legal and ethical considerations. In the event of legal proceedings or disciplinary actions, nurse attorneys provide robust legal defense, ensuring that the RN’s rights are protected throughout the process.
At the time of the initial incident, she was employed as an RN at a medical facility in Pearland, Texas, and had been in that position for six (6) years and nine (9) months.
On or about January 26, 2021, while employed as an RN at a medical facility in Pearland, Texas, RN incorrectly documented a foreign object count post-procedure for a patient. Subsequently, while in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU), the patient could not maintain adequate blood oxygen levels and had to emergently return to the operating room for reintubation, requiring postoperative ventilation and a prolonged hospital stay due to the retained foreign object. RN’s conduct contributed to the patient unnecessarily requiring a second procedure to remove the retained object.
The above action constitutes 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)(D),(1)(M)&(3)(A) and 22 TEX. ADMIN. CODE §217.12 (1)(A),(1)(B)&(4).
Because of this, the RN was summoned by the Texas Board of Nursing to defend her side, but the RN failed to hire a nurse attorney to help her with her case and without proper defense, the Texas Board of Nursing then decided to place her RN license under disciplinary action.
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. Equip yourself with the knowledge and expertise you need for a successful outcome by consulting a knowledgeable and experienced Texas nurse attorney. Texas Nurse Attorney Yong J. An is one of those dedicated nurse attorneys who helped represent more than 500 nurse cases for the past 17 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.