Following the hearing, the Board ordered the nurse to pay a $1,000 civil penalty and also immediately suspended the nurse's license pending a psychological evaluation. See Tenn.Code Ann. Specifically, the Board asserts that a “long, rambling letter” written by Ms. Miller provides an ample evidentiary basis for it conclusion that Ms. Miller's license should be suspended pending a psychological examination. Generally for patient abandonment to occur, the nurse must: Pizzillo v. Pizzillo, 884 S.W.2d 749, 754 (Tenn.Ct.App.1994). 1983, 1994 (1972); Abdur'Rahman v. Bredesen, 181 S.W.3d 292, 309 (Tenn. 2005). OKLAHOMA BOARD OF NURSING 2915 N. Classen Boulevard, Suite 524 Oklahoma City, OK 73106 (405) 962-1800 Abandonment Statement I. Board Rule 217.11, Standards of Nursing Practice is the heart of nursing practice. NH Board of Nursing Position Statement Regarding Abandonment Nurses and nursing assistants have a professional responsibility to accept assignments based on their ability to provide safe, professional care of the client. The record also contains a revised “position statement” issued by the Board in December 2002 drawing a distinction between patient abandonment and “employment abandonment.” Kansas State Board of Nursing . Tenn.Code Ann. We also concluded in our September 26, 2007 opinion that the Division presented no competent evidence regarding Ms. Miller's psychological condition.2 Thus, in light of the shortcomings in the Division's notice of charges and the factual deficiencies in the Division's case, the Board could not, at least in this proceeding, suspend Ms. Miller's license pending a psychological evaluation. Following the submission of the evidence, the Board concluded that Ms. Miller was guilty of a crime in violation of Tenn.Code Ann. § 63-7-115(d) and Tenn. Comp. The email address cannot be subscribed. According to Ms. Miller, she eventually completed her probation satisfactorily. As a final matter, Ms. Miller asserts that the Board acted arbitrarily and capriciously by suspending her nursing license pending a psychological evaluation of her suitability to continue to practice nursing and by requiring her to pay a civil penalty and costs. While the Board has the statutory authority to require nurses to submit evidence of nursing competence, including satisfactory physical and mental health, before the renewal of their registration,4 it does not have the statutory authority, in the absence of evidence that supports a finding that a nurse's psychological condition renders the nurse unfit to practice nursing, to summarily suspend a nurse's license pending a psychological examination. That is the key part. of Equalization, 682 S.W.2d 196, 199 (Tenn.1984);  Papachristou v. Univ. Judicial review of decisions by administrative agencies following contested case hearings is governed by the Tennessee Uniform Administrative Procedures Act. The Board requests this Court to revisit the conclusion in our September 26, 2007 opinion that is lacked authority to suspend Ms. Miller's nursing license pending a psychological evaluation in the absence of an competent evidence that Ms. Miller was psychologically impaired. Comm'n, 15 S.W.3d 486, 490 (Tenn.Ct.App.1999);  Ware v. Greene, 984 S.W.2d 610, 614 (Tenn.Ct.App.1998). The Division of Health Related Boards made that strategic decision to address its concerns regarding Ms. Miller's psychological condition in the context of a disciplinary hearing. Please try again. § 63-7-115(a)(1)(F) and Tenn. Comp. In addition to the civil penalty, Ms. Miller also must pay the costs of the proceeding in accordance with Tenn.Code Ann. Google Chrome, 63-7 (Nursing). 1000-2-.13(1)(c). These are distinct from unprofessional or unsafe conduct while caring for patients. R. & Regs. These observations may very well have provided grounds for concern about Ms. Miller's stability and fitness. of Med. Even though the Board determined that Ms. Miller was guilty of two crimes, it decided not to require Ms. Miller to pay the civil penalties requested by the Division. response is satisfactory to the Board of Nursing and, in the opinion of the Board, the complaint does not merit further action, the matter may be dismissed. Stay up-to-date with FindLaw's newsletter for legal professionals. Hughes v. Bd. 63-1-160 requires that on or after January 1, 2021, any prescription for a Schedule II, III, IV or V controlled substance issued by a prescriber who is authorized by law to prescribe the drug must be issued as an electronic prescription from the person issuing the prescription to a pharmacy. Ms. Miller left the floor and got on the elevator. The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) is a not-for-profit organization whose purpose is to provide an organization through which boards of nursing act and counsel together on matters of common interest and concern affecting the public health, safety and welfare, including the development of licensing examinations in nursing. Patient abandonment is included as a specific ground for disciplinary action under the Nurse Practice Act Section 40-33-1 l0 .(A)(24). The statutes pertaining to this Board are found at T.C.A. The nurse appealed. She testified later that, as she left, she was not concerned about any of her patients, except for the prenatal patient whose fetal heart tones had not been monitored before she left. A nurse can be found to have abandoned a patient if the nurse severs the nurse-patient relationship without giving reasonable notice to the appropriate person so that arrangements can be made for the continuation of nursing care by others. Patient abandonment is a term which is often used by health care regulatory agencies, employers of health care personnel, the nursing profession and the consumer. § 4-5-322(h)(5). I can't give you specifics. The statutes pertaining to this Board are found at T.C.A. However, nowhere in its notice of charges did the Division request that Ms. Miller's license be suspended because she was psychologically impaired.1 During the contested case hearing, the Division presented no evidence, in the form of expert opinions, that Ms. Miller was psychologically unfit to practice nursing. A medical/surgical or “med/surg” unit provides care to patients recovering from a wide variety of medical conditions, including those recovering from diagnostic, therapeutic, or surgical interventions, those hospitalized for acute conditions, and those who may be in the final stages of progressive and chronic disease. 2005). Gluck v. Civil Serv. She testified that she felt “defenseless” and that she became “deliberately paranoid.”   She feared that the police were tapping her telephone and keeping her under surveillance. While Ms. Miller conceded that she pled guilty to vandalism and resisting arrest, she insists that the Board could not consider either of these offenses because her record was expunged following the successful completion of her probation. She should contact her state's board of nursing and ask, but it sounds like if she is only on the schedule for 8 hours then it is her CHOICE to stay and help or not past that point. A quorum of six members is required to conduct business. She never worked very long at any particular job. Exam'rs v. Schutzbank, 94 Ariz. 281, 383 P.2d 192, 193-94 (1963) (setting aside the revocation of a physician's license because of notice of hearing referred only to a suspension). The trial court also expressed concern regarding the adequacy of the Division's evidence that Ms. Miller had committed a crime and the inelasticity of the penalty for violating Tenn.Code Ann. Patient Abandonment POSITION STATEMENT The Mississippi Board of nursing is a consumer protection agency with the authority to regulate the practice of nursing provided for by Mississippi Code of 1972, Annotated, Title 73, Chapter 15. Ms. Miller was satisfied that the written notes in her patients' charts would adequately acquaint the hospital staff with the status of her patients and the care they had received during her shift. R. & Regs. § 63-7-115(a)(1)(B). Microsoft Edge. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Thus, persons whose records have been expunged may properly decline to reveal or acknowledge the existence of a former charge. She left the bathroom and walked to the nurse's station. Many lawyers and judges would not rest easily if they thought that the length, organization, and content of their writings provided a basis to question their psychological competence. Jones v. Greene, 946 S.W.2d 817, 828 (Tenn.Ct.App.1996). Greene v. McElroy, 360 U.S. 474, 492, 79 S.Ct. 63-1 (Division of Health Related Boards) and T.C.A. While the Division presented no evidence regarding the specific care that Ms. Miller's patients required, the nature of the unit provides a basis for concluding that the patients required care during Ms. Miller's shift. Accordingly, Ms. Miller simply left the hospital without talking with anyone else. Ms. Miller, continuing to represent herself on this appeal, insists that the trial court erred by determining that the evidence supports the Board's conclusion that she abandoned patients requiring nursing care when she left work before the end of her shift on April 15, 2002. There she informed the other four nurses on duty in the med/surg unit that night that she was ill and that she was leaving the hospital to go home. Second- Facilities use this tactic to bully their staff. When the factual support for an administrative decision is challenged, the courts must examine the entire record to determine whether the decision is supported by substantial and material evidence. 1000-2-.13(1)(c) (2006). In order to assist licensees and employers, the Board Click here to review the Tennessee Code Annotated. Board of Nursing 3605 Missouri Boulevard P.O. abandonment, and to withdrawal only when assured that, nursing care is available to the patient1. The only civil penalty imposed by the Board, which has been affirmed by the trial court and now by this court is for $1,000. The effect of expunging the records of a criminal charge is to restore the person to the position he or she occupied prior to the arrest or charge. The Division argues for the first time in its petition for rehearing that a “long, rambling letter” written by Ms. Miller provides ample evidence that she is sufficiently psychologically impaired to be suspended from nursing. Though the Board rules do not define the term “abandonment,” the Board has investigated and disciplined nurses in the past for issues surrounding the concept of abandonment as it relates to the nurse’s duty to the patient. The Board, following specific notice requirements and hearings, adopts rules. 1 South Dakota Board of Nursing South Dakota Department of Health 4305 S. LOUISE AVENUE SUITE 201 SIOUX FALLS, SD 57106-3115 (605) 362-2760 Fax: (605) 362-2768 Abandonment The South Dakota Board of Nursing received numerous inquiries regarding which actions by a nurse constituted In its most general terms, procedural due process requires appropriate notice and an opportunity to be heard at a meaningful time and in a meaningful manner. 63-1 (Division of Health Related Boards) and T.C.A. The Board, like the trial court and this court, had an opportunity to observe Ms. Miller's demeanor and to read the voluminous papers she prepared. The Board also found that Ms. Miller was “guilty of a crime” as proscribed by Tenn.Code Ann. Statutes are proposed and made law by the Tennessee State General Assembly (Legislature). In these cases, the courts do not reweigh the evidence or substitute their judgment for that of the administrative agency. While the terms “abandonment” and “patient abandonment” are not used in the Kentucky Nursing Laws (Kentucky Revised Statutes Chapter 314), the Board has authority to take disciplinary action in specific Ms. Miller began to feel ill between 4:30 and 5:00 a.m. She entered the staff bathroom and vomited. We have also concluded, however, that the Board acted arbitrarily and capriciously by ordering the immediate suspension of Ms. Miller's nursing license pending a psychological evaluation. 1. In light of its conclusion that the record contained substantial and material evidence that Ms. Miller had abandoned her patients when she left work early, the trial court declined to rule on the issue of whether Ms. Miller was “guilty of a crime” under the nursing statutes. While Ms. Miller testified that the records regarding the vandalism and resisting arrest charges had been expunged, she failed to present evidence supporting her claim. Doug Ducey Joey Ridenour Governor Executive Director Arizona State Board of Nursing 1740 W Adams Street Suite 2000 Phoenix. She characterizes herself as a “traveling nurse,” and she has frequently worked for staffing agencies that would find her temporary assignments at different institutions and locations. § 63-7-115(a)(1)(B).2  Even though she claimed that her circumstances forced her to plead guilty, Ms. Miller admitted that she pled guilty to vandalism and resisting arrest. of Comm'rs, 204 Tenn. 298, 305, 319 S.W.2d 481, 484 (1958);  Metropolitan Gov't v. Tenn. Click here for Rules and Regulations pertaining to the Tennessee Board of Nursing, Click here for Rules related to Drug Testing and Reporting, Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact Final Rules Effective January 19, 2018, Tennessee Department of Health Publications. However, while she was on the elevator, she decided that she would not inform the supervisor that she was leaving the hospital. The record also contains a revised “position statement” issued by the Board in December 2002 drawing a distinction between patient abandonment and “employment abandonment.”   This document states: For patient abandonment to occur, the nurse must: a) Have first accepted the patient assignment, thus establishing a nurse-patient relationship, and then. The Board's petition for rehearing is respectfully denied. Patient abandonment is defined as "leaving a patient requiring nursing care without properly notifying appropriate personnel." In cases of this sort, appropriate notice includes not only notice of offending conduct but also notice of the penalties being sought. The Board clearly has the statutory authority to revoke or suspend a nurse's license on the ground that the nurse is not psychologically competent to practice nursing. After receiving a report that a registered nurse left her patients in a hospital's medical/surgical unit before the end of her shift, the Tennessee Board of Nursing commenced a contested case proceeding to discipline the nurse. § 63-7-115(a)(1)(B). On August 16, 2005, the trial court filed a memorandum and order concluding that Ms. Miller had “walked out before the end of her nursing shift at Cookeville Regional Medical Center, disobeying the charge nurse who instructed her to notify a supervisor that she was leaving.”   The court, like the Board, concluded that “once Ms. Miller accepted the job at Cookeville Regional Medical Center and accepted the role of caretaker for the patients on her shift, she was bound by her statutory and regulatory duty to care for them or make sure that others assumed the caretaker role before she left.”   Accordingly, the trial court affirmed the Board's conclusion that Ms. Miller had engaged in unprofessional conduct in violation of Tenn.Code Ann. C. Disciplinary Proceedings and Sanctions (1) If the Board of Nursing determines that further action is warranted, the Board may request an informal conference with the licensee. The substantial and material evidence standard requires a searching and careful inquiry into the record to determine the basis for the administrative decision. After she tore up the report and spit in the officer's face, she was charged with the misdemeanor offenses of vandalism and resisting arrest. However, it did not proceed with this charge at the administrative hearing and thus presented no evidence of any sort regarding Ms. Miller's psychological fitness to practice nursing. She was briefly incarcerated and later entered a conditional plea of guilty in the Metropolitan Nashville General Sessions Court and was placed on probation under Tenn.Code Ann. Solid Waste Disposal Control Bd., 907 S.W.2d 807, 810 (Tenn.1995);  Willamette Indus., Inc. v. Tenn. Assessment Appeals Comm'n, 11 S.W.3d 142, 147 (Tenn.Ct.App.1999). 3. All rights reserved. § 63-7-115(a)(1)(E) (2004) because she was mentally incompetent. AZ 85007 Phone (602) 771-7800 In February 2002, while employed at a home health agency, Ms. Miller became convinced that several of her paychecks had been stolen and reported the thefts to the Metropolitan Police Department. This question is answered by reviewing the essentially undisputed facts in light of the Board's revised position statement. However, the observations of a regulatory board, even a board made up of persons with relevant expertise, cannot replace competent evidence. In light of Ms. Miller's concession, the record contains substantial and material evidence that her patients still required nursing care when she left the hospital. Like the trial court, we affirm the Board's finding that Ms. Miller abandoned her patients and the Board's decision requiring her to pay a $1,000 civil penalty and the costs of the administrative proceeding. She also asserts that the record does not support the Board's conclusion that she was “guilty of a crime.”. 1000-1-.03(1)(a) (2006). The Board conducted a contested case hearing on June 27, 2003. The Board's immediate suspension of Ms. Miller's nursing license was triggered by its concerns regarding her psychological condition, not by the abandonment of her patients or by her criminal convictions. Ms. Miller sought counseling and treatment following the incident but eventually decided to “work it out” herself at home because she was not satisfied with the treatment she was receiving. § 63-7-115(a)(1)(E). (This link will take you to a website that is not maintained by the Tennessee Department of Health). 4. We tax the costs of this appeal to the Tennessee Board of Nursing. § 40-35-313(a). Ms. Miller is correct with regard to the legal effect of an expungement order;  however, she failed to present admissible evidence that the public records of these two convictions for minor expenses had been expunged. Jean Louise MILLER v. TENNESSEE BOARD OF NURSING. On November 1, 2002, the Division of Health Related Boards of the Tennessee Department of Health (“Division”) filed a written notice of charges against Ms. Miller. Thus, as this record stands, it lacks any evidence at all that Ms. Miller is “mentally incompetent” to practice nursing. In light of Ms. Miller's admission that she did not notify the supervisor that she was leaving before the end of her shift, the record contains substantial and material evidence that she severed her relationship with her patients without giving reasonable notice and, therefore, that she abandoned her patients when she left the hospital. Ms. Miller is laboring under the mistaken belief that the civil penalties specified in the Board's order and then in the trial court's memorandum and order are cumulative and that she now owes $3,000 in civil penalties. We have determined that the record contains substantial and material evidence that the nurse abandoned her patients and that the Board did not act arbitrarily by requiring the nurse to pay a $1,000 civil penalty. There is no dispute that Ms. Miller accepted the obligation to care for four to five patients when she reported for work at Cookeville Regional Medical Center's med/surg unit. Instead, the Board noted that. She was working on the 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. shift on the hospital's med/surg unit.1  That night, Ms. Miller was responsible for four to five patients with differing conditions. However, its ability to do so is governed by the fundamental tenets of due process, the adequacy of the Division's notice of charges, and the competent evidence presented during the contested case hearing. Contact the Board of Nursing. She got into a disagreement with the police officer to whom she was reporting these thefts. In addition, Cookeville Regional Medical Center reported Ms. Miller to the Tennessee Board of Nursing (“Board”). While Ms. Miller reported that all of her patients were stable, she was concerned about the prenatal patient because she had been trying unsuccessfully since the beginning of her shift to have someone from obstetrics listen to the fetal heart tones. 63-7 (Nursing). As defined in the Board's rules, patient abandonment occurs when a nurse abandons or neglects a patient requiring nursing care. 1. The nurse sought judicial review of the Board's decision by the Chancery Court for Davidson County, and the trial court affirmed the Board's finding that the nurse had abandoned her patients, the assessment of the civil penalty, and the immediate suspension of the nurse's license. Ms. Miller's belief that the Board imposed monetary penalties against her for committing these two crimes is mistaken. § 4-5-322(h)(5). While the letter proves Ms. Miller has not mastered the fine points of the rules of grammar and spelling, the mere length, organization, and content of the letter provided insufficient basis for concluding that Ms. Miller is unfit to practice nursing. The following day, Cookeville Regional Medical Center informed Starmed that it was terminating Ms. Miller's contract, and Starmed, in turn, informed Ms. Miller than her services were no longer required. In its original notice of charges, the Board sought a $1,000 civil penalty for Ms. Miller's abandonment of her patients as proscribed by Tenn. Comp. Most Boards of Nursing have something in writing about this because so many employers try to pull this one. the series of events that have occurred with the Respondent have caused her great emotional and mental stress to the point where it did interfere with her ability to perform her job appropriately;  for not coming in for certain shifts and also for leaving. 2007). We have already determined that the record contains substantial and material evidence supporting the Board's conclusion that Ms. Miller was guilty of vandalism and resisting arrest. Between June 1997 and May 2000, she worked at five different hospitals in the Nashville area. Patient and Employer Abandonment - Frequently Asked Questions & Answers. State v. Sims, 746 S.W.2d 191, 199 (Tenn.1988). PATIENT ABANDONMENT . § 63-7-115(a)(1)(B) (2004) and had engaged in unprofessional conduct by abandoning or neglecting a patient requiring nursing care in violation of Tenn.Code Ann. The incident that precipitated this dispute took place on April 15, 2002. § 63-7-115(a)(1)(F) and Tenn. Comp. The Iowa Board of Nursing (Board) receives numerous telephone calls from individual nurses as well as employers requesting clarification of the abandonment issue. of Tenn., 29 S.W.3d 487, 490 (Tenn.Ct.App.2000). After considering the evidence introduced at the contested case hearing, the Board found that Ms. Miller had indeed abandoned her patients when she left the hospital before the end of her shift without informing the supervisor. Because of the uniqueness of each nursing situation, the following is a general framework the Board of Nursing utilizes when investigating the allegation of Abandonment. Manning v. City of Lebanon, 124 S.W.3d 562, 566 (Tenn Ct. App. Begin typing to search, use arrow keys to navigate, use enter to select. For client abandonment to occur, the nurse/registrant must: Have first ACCEPTED the client assignment, thus establishing a nurse client relationship; AND then DISENGAGED the nurse client relationship without giving reasonable notice to the qualified person (supervisor, colleague, etc) so that others can make arrangements for continuation of nursing care. R. & Regs. Ms. Miller sought judicial review of the Board's decision in the Chancery Court for Davidson County. § 63-7-115(a)(1)(B). However, we have determined that the Board acted arbitrarily when it immediately suspended the nurse's license pending a psychological examination in the absence of any evidence or finding that the nurse was presently mentally unfit to practice nursing. § 4-5-322(a)(1) (2005). Ms. Miller has perfected this appeal. Board of Nursing E-Prescribing Waiver Information and Application T.C.A. This oversight could potentially pose a problem for the Division because, based on the Board's rule, patient abandonment cannot occur unless the patient “requires care.”   However, Ms. Miller cured the deficiency in the Division's evidence when she stated that her patients would have required the administration of medications and the prenatal patient required monitoring of her fetal heart tones between the time she left the hospital and the end of her shift. It asserted that Ms. Miller should be disciplined in accordance with Tenn. Code Ann. The only financial penalty imposed by the Board was the $1,000 penalty for patient abandonment. 1000-1-.13(1)(c). The Division initially charged that Ms. Miller was “mentally incompetent” for the purpose of Tenn.Code Ann. Martin v. Sizemore, 78 S.W.3d 249, 269-71 (Tenn.Ct.App.2001) (expert evidence was required to support discipline of an architect for malpractice). Inquiries have been received by the Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) regarding which actions by a nurse constitute patient abandonment and thus may lead to discipline against a nurse's license. However, in light of the absence of any evidence or factual findings regarding Ms. Miller's current psychological condition, we have concluded that the Board acted arbitrarily and capriciously by immediately suspending her license as part of this disciplinary proceeding. Courts may reject an administrative agency's factual findings only if a reasonable person would necessarily draw a different conclusion from the record. See Maskaron v. Dep't of Prof'l Regulation, 450 So.2d 1242, 1244 (Fla. Dist. The Division noted that the Board has the authority to revoke or suspend a license for mental incompetency, but it did not specifically request this punishment. We remand the case with directions to the trial court to remand the case to the Board for further proceedings consistent with this opinion. This appeal involves a disciplinary proceeding against a registered nurse. We turn first to the most serious charge against Ms. Miller-patient abandonment. Patient abandonment is a form of medical malpractice that occurs when a physician terminates the doctor-patient relationship without reasonable notice or a reasonable excuse, and fails to provide the patient with an opportunity to find a qualified replacement care provider. Sanifill of Tenn., Inc. v. Tenn. Accordingly, she explained that she “lost a lot of sleep” and was “stressed out” because she was convinced that she would be returned to jail if she was arrested again while on probation. A thorough understanding of expectations and requirements in this regard is central to ensuring the best interests of patients and practitioners alike. During the present crisis, phone lines may be very busy. The Texas Board of Nursing will continue normal operations as the State of Texas deals with the COVID-19 outbreak. The vomit, nausea, and stomach pain led her to suspect that she had gastritis because she had had the condition before. Its not abandonment if she doesn't accept the assignment once her … The Division charged that Ms. Miller should be disciplined because she was “guilty of a crime” based on her conditional guilty pleas to vandalism and resisting arrest and because she was mentally incompetent and had engaged in unprofessional conduct. Trial and appellate courts use the same standard of review. Based on these findings, the Board suspended Ms. Miller's license to practice nursing “pending a psychological evaluation of Respondent's suitability to practice nursing” and ordered her to pay a $1,000 civil penalty and costs. The board meets quarterly for regular meetings and as needed for special or called meetings. Her primary defense was that these convictions had been expunged and that the effect of the expunction was to clear her record. R. & Regs. Meetings are open to the public. 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