All nurses have orders to be followed to ensure a patient is on the right track to recovery. Missing an order or inaccurate execution of a physician’s order could harm a patient which could result in a poor outcome. And if you are accused of negligence, seek help from a nurse attorney. You should know ways to defend your stand against such accusations or allegations. Hiring a nurse attorney can surely help.
At the time of the initial incident, an LVN was employed as a Licensed Vocational Nurse at a hospital in Beaumont, Texas, and had been in that position for two (2) years and six (6) months.
On or about August 2, 2018, while employed as a Licensed Vocational Nurse, the LVN inappropriately administered Benadryl to a patient for sleep. However, the physician’s order specifically stated not to administer Benadryl as a sleep aid. The LVN’s conduct was likely to injure the patient in that administration of Benadryl without a physician’s order placed the patient at risk for adverse side effects such as delirium, increased risk of falls, and temporary confusion.
On or about August 2, 2018, while employed as a Licensed Vocational Nurse, the LVN inappropriately administered Benadryl to patient 1 and patient 2 without a physician’s order. Additionally, the LVN admitted to inappropriately administering Benadryl to a patient to decrease falls. The LVN’s conduct was likely to injure the patient in that the administration of Benadryl without a physician’s order placed the patient at risk for adverse side effects such as delirium, increased risk of falls, and temporary confusion.
On or about August 2, 2018, while employed as a Licensed Vocational Nurse, the LVN inappropriately administered Benadryl to a patient, for sleep instead of for itching as prescribed. As a result, the patient sustained falls during that time period. The LVN’s conduct was likely to injure the patient in that administration of medication outside of the physician’s orders may have contributed to the patients’ falls.
On or about August 6, 2018, the LVN admitted to administering Benadryl to patient 1 and patient 2 without orders, at her own discretion, to prevent falls. Subsequently, the patients sustained falls. The LVN’sconduct was likely to injure the patients in that administration of Benadryl without orders may have contributed to patients falls.
In Response, the LVN states the resident had been previously receiving sleep aides as part of his/her medication regimen and admits that prior to administering the Benadryl she failed to check the medication administration record (MAR). Also, the LVN states that she does not recall administering Benadryl to the patient without an order. And the LVN admits she administered Benadryl to the resident because he/she was continuously having falls and in her misguided attempt to prevent the patient from injury, she administered the medication without a physician’s order.
However, without enough evidence to prove she’s not guilty, the LVN lost the case. This is the reason why the Texas Board of Nursing placed her RN license under disciplinary action.
If you ever undergo cases such as this, it’s best to seek the assistance of a good nurse attorney as it could make the case better in your favor. Be sure to find a nurse attorney who’s experienced and knowledgeable in several nurse cases to ensure the best assistance possible.
If you also received a letter from the Texas Board of Nursing regarding a case or complaint filed against you, you should hire a nurse attorney immediately before it’s too late. Texas Nurse Attorney Yong J. An is willing to assist every nurse in need of immediate help for nurse licensing cases. He is an experienced nurse attorney for various licensing cases for the past 16 years and represented over 200 nurses before the Texas BON. To contact him, please dial (832)-428-5679 for a confidential consultation or for more inquiries.