Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida
Latest Update: Feb. 14, 1984
The issues presented for consideration on this occasion concern an administrative complaint brought by the State of Florida, Department of Professional Regulation, against the Respondent. In particular, it is alleged that on the named dates, January 7 and 8, 1983, Respondent failed to check vital signs for patients in the intensive care unit who were receiving her care. Additionally, it is alleged that Respondent abandoned patients in her care by leaving her assigned floor for long periods of time without notifying her supervisor. These actions purportedly are acts of unprofessional conduct which depart from or fail to conform to minimal standards of acceptable nursing practice per Section 464.018(1)(f), Florida Statutes, and violate Section 464.018(1)(j) , Florida Statutes, by violating Board of Nursing Rule 210- 10.05(2)(d) and (2)(e) 1., Florida Administrative Code, through inaccuracies in record keeping or falsification of patient records or charts.Suspend license for thirty days for failing to maintain minimum acceptable standards of nursing.
