A Richmond nurse has been suspended for two weeks and agreed to significant re-training after she was found to have neglected basic duties at three different workplaces.
Xiaofang (Sophie) Huang, an LPN, has been banned from working for two weeks by the BC College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM) after a catalogue of neglect over a two-year period.
The disciplinary notice published by the BCCNM last week revealed that, at Huang’s first workplace, between November 2019 and June 2020, she was witnessed to have unsafely administered medicine, failed to monitor IV infusions and properly document assessments, failed to recognize and respond to a deteriorating patient and failed to respect a patient’s right to refuse care.
At another place of work, in December 2020, Huang failed to secure access to a patient records system prior to her shift and didn’t document things adequately, according to the college.
Neglect of duties at a third workplace
And at a third workplace, between July and August 2021, concerns were raised about Huang improperly inserting catheters, administering medication and following feedback.
The BCCNM revealed how Huang has also failed to abide by prior disciplinary conditions twice during that time, neglecting to tell new employers about the allegations against her and disregarding an order that she work under mentorship for six months.
The Richmond News has asked the BCCNM where Huang worked during the aforementioned incidents.
As well as the suspension and re-training, her latest disciplinary action prohibits her from being the sole nurse on duty, supervising students, orientating new staff for six months or working night shifts alone for three months. Huang will also be under indirect supervision for four months.
The BCCNM, according to its notice, believes the disciplinary terms “will be enough to protect the public.”
