Petitioner: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, BOARD OF NURSING
Respondent: DOROTHY L. STRAKER
Judges: ELLA JANE P. DAVIS
Agency: Department of Health
Locations: Tallahassee, Florida
Filed: Apr. 18, 2000
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Monday, August 21, 2000.
Latest Update: Dec. 23, 2024
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DOROTHY L. STRAKER,
RESPONDENT.
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ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT
COMES NOW, the Petitioner, Department of Health, hereinafter referred to as
“Petitioner,” and files this Administrative Complaint before the Board of Nursing against
DOROTHY L. STRAKER, hereinafter referred to as “Respondent,” and alleges:
1. Effective July 1, 1997, Petitioner is the state agency charged with regulating the
practice of nursing pursuant to Section 20.43, Florida Statutes ; Chapter 455, F lorida Statutes;
and Chapter 464, Florida Statutes. Pursuant to the authority of Section 20.43 (3)(f), Florida
Statutes, the Petitioner has contracted with the Agency of Health Care Administration to provide
consumer complaint, investigative, and prosecutorial services required by the Division of
: Medical Quality Ass
councils bi ds, appropriate.
2. Respondent i is, and has been 2 at all times material hereto, a licensed
REGISTERED Nurse i in the state of Florida, having been issued license number RN 2506732.
“Resp ess is 133 Berkshire Lane, Palm Coast, “Florida 32137.
3. At all times material hereto, Respondent was s employed by Memorial Hospital in
_ Bunnell, Florida.
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4, Respondent’s conduct, which is the subject of this complaint, is documented by.
but not necessarily limited to, the following occasions:
a. Onone occasion prior to May 17, 1999, a nursing assistant witnessed
. Respondent stuffing a washcloth in the mouth of patient R.V. while the patient
was restrained. .
b. On another occasion prior to May 17, 1999, a nursing assistant witnessed
Respondent plugging the nose of patient P.S., shoving his head back in his
chair, and stating to him that he should die.
5. Such conduct by Respondent as outlined above is abusive, unprofessional, and
falls below the minimal standards of acceptable nursing practice.
6. Based on the foregoing, Respondent is subject to discipline pursuant to Section
464.018(1)(h), Florida Statutes, unprofessional conduct as defined by Rule 64B9-8.005(13),
Florida Administrative Code, failure to conform to the minimal standards of acceptable
prevailing nursing Practice.
| WHEREFORE, Petitioner respectfully Fequests t the Board of Nursing enter an order
imposing one or more of. the ¢ following penalties: revocation or suspension of the Respondent s
license, restriction of the Respondent's practice, imposition of an. administrative fine, i issuance of
a reprimand, placement of the Respondent on probation, and/or any other relief that the B Board
deems appropriate.
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SIGNED this | day of Docume , 1999. 7
Dr. Robert G. Brooks, M.D.,
Secretary - Department of Health
Nancy M. Snurkows
Chief Attorney
Agency for Health Care Administration
COUNSEL FOR PETITIONER:
R. Lynn Lovejoy, Senior Attorney
Florida Bar Number - 455090
Agency for Health Care Administration
Allied Health \
P.O. Box 14229 a
Tallahassee, FL 32317-4229
(850) 487-9686
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Docket for Case No: 00-001638
Issue Date |
Proceedings |
Aug. 21, 2000 |
Order Closing File sent out. CASE CLOSED.
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Aug. 18, 2000 |
Notice of Filing Respondent`s Response to Request for Production, Requests for Admissions and First Set of Interrogatories filed.
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Aug. 16, 2000 |
Motion to Place in Abeyance and to Temporarily Relinquish Jurisdiction (filed by Petitioner via facsimile).
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Jul. 26, 2000 |
Flagler County Sheriff`s Office Return of Service; Subpoena Ad Testificandum filed.
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Jul. 24, 2000 |
Subpoean Ad Testificandum (7); Return of Service (7) filed.
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Jul. 14, 2000 |
Notice of Filing Petitioner`s Requests for Interrogatories, Admissions and Production filed.
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Jun. 30, 2000 |
Notice of Taking Depositions filed.
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Jun. 14, 2000 |
Notice of Filing Petitioner`s Response to Request for Production and Interrogatories filed.
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May 16, 2000 |
(Respondent) Notice of Propounding First Set of Interrogatories to Petitioner; Request for Production filed.
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May 12, 2000 |
Order of Pre-Hearing Instructions sent out.
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May 12, 2000 |
Notice of Hearing sent out. (hearing set for August 22, 2000; 9:30 a.m.; Tallahassee, FL)
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Apr. 25, 2000 |
Initial Order issued. |
Apr. 18, 2000 |
Election of Rights filed.
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Apr. 18, 2000 |
Administrative Complaint filed.
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Apr. 18, 2000 |
Agency Referral Letter filed.
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