Our Client, a Registered Nurse, was alleged to have breached professional boundaries. To settle the matter, the Board proposed an Agreed Order which entailed language susceptible to damaging insinuations and inferences, as well as crippling restrictions on our Client’s ability to practice for a full year. Through multiple rounds of negotiation, the Firm obtained significant, …
Texas Board of Nursing v. C.R.
Our Client, a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist with a Doctorate in Nursing Practice, was alleged to have improperly counseled an elderly patient with severe co-morbidities on the risks of general anesthesia. The Board went so far as to allege that the patient’s subsequent traumatic incidents were related to CRNA CR’s conduct. The Firm shut down …
Texas Board of Nursing v. D.F.
Our Client, a Licensed Vocational Nurse, was alleged to have fallen asleep on duty. LVN DF initially responded to the Board’s allegations without legal representation. The Board replied by proposing an Agreed Order which would have required LVN DF to abandon working in home health, abandoning her beloved patients and plans to establish a home …
Texas Board of Nursing v. S.L.
Our Client, a traveling RN, was alleged to have diverted controlled substances from a medical facility. By submitting a thorough Response Packet, which explained what actually transpired, we secured an outright dismissal for our Client, at minimal cost.
Texas Board of Nursing v. W.S.
Complaint Dismissed Outright After Written Argument Our Client, W.S., a L.V.N., faced a complaint (“Complaint”), filed by his former employer, with the Texas Board of Nursing (“Board”), which alleged W.S. (i) exceeded his scope of practice, (ii) obtained medications improperly, (iii) violated the professional boundaries of the nurse/client relationship, (iv) and inappropriately manipulated the patient …
Texas Board of Nursing v. C.O.
The Texas Board of Nursing (“Board”) prosecuted a complaint (“Complaint”) against our Client, C.O., LVN, which alleged she was responsible for a patient death which was caused by discontinued seizure medication. While C.O. inadvertently discontinued the seizure medication, she was not responsible for the patient’s death. C.O. was a PRN nurse who only visited the …
Texas Board of Nursing v. C.L.
C.L. allegedly failed to follow the proper wasting procedures for medications at a large hospital in Houston, Texas and was accused of using the medication for herself. C.L. vehemently denied the allegations. In response to the complaint, C.L. hired our firm to compile all the required documentation and respond in writing to the Board’s investigators. …
Texas Board of Nursing v. P.S.
P.S. is a licensed vocational nurse. While working as a home health nurse, P.S. aggressively handled a young child who was ventilator-dependent, used lewd language directed at the child and fell asleep during her shift. The mother of the child reported the conduct, which was caught on video, to the home health agency, which later …
Texas Board of Nursing v. U.L.
Facts: Our client UL, hired us to represent her against a complaint filed against her license by the Board of Nursing (BON). The complaint was initiated by her former employer. The BON’s complaint alleged that she misappropriated morphine. After an investigation was completed by her employer she resigned. Her resignation was not accepted, and she …
Texas Board of Nursing v. SHR
Facts: SHR is a Registered Nurse who has been licensed since 2019 with no complaints or disciplinary history. She received a notice from Texas Board of Nursing that a complaint had been filed against her and an investigation had been opened. She engaged Bertolino LLP to defend her license. The allegations were that, while working …