RN v. BON

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OUTCOME: Dismissal

Client was the primary nurse for a medically complex patient who coded while under his care and subsequently expired several days later. After responding to the nursing Board’s allegations that the cli ... ent failed to properly assess and intervene, the Board proposed a two-year Agreed Order of probated suspension. After careful preparation and extensive review of the relevant materials (which included witness affidavits, communication logs, medical records, and cardiac rhythm strips, among other things), Ms. Smith prepared for and attended an Informal Settlement Conference (ISC) with the client where they presented a solid defense that the client had appropriately assessed and intervened on behalf of this particular patient, and that her eventual unfortunate demise was the result of factors beyond the client’s control. The BON panel decided to close their investigation without any disciplinary action