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Update: My mother refused to sign the agreement and stood her ground, stating that she would go to trial if need be, as she falsified nothing. She had no money for a lawyer, but refused to admit to something she didn't do. She was offered a new agreement days before the hearing that omitted the inaccurate recording, falsifying bit. She gladly signed it and has to take a couple of courses next year as penance. Everything worked out in the end, but apparently they wanted her to buckle under the pressure and sign something that would've been worse for her rather than simply admitting that they had nothing to suggest she inaccurately recorded or falsified from the start. I have no clue why they wanted to punish her so badly, but end the end, holding out and seeing it through proved the right thing to do. Thank you for all the advice you gave, it was quite valuable to us in this matter.

they were indeed individual sheets and she was certainly checking each resident thoroughly. if a condition had changed in one of them, her "cheat sheets" would not have been submitted. instead, she would've used a fresh sheet and made note of the change. when asked how this was inaccurate recording or falsifying documents, the case-manager dodged the question by bringing up a breach of patient confidentiality... even though the records were kept in her locker under lock and key. at work no less. they dropped that complaint entirely as there was no basis for a confidentiality breach, but they kept the inaccurate recording, falsifying bit for some reason and i don't know what we can do. that's why i'm asking for advice here. you're quite correct in stating that it's a symptom of the real problem and i thank you for saying so. my mother is a single parent and i watched her work herself into illness on several occasions to make ends meet. she is so burned out because the nurses she used to work with generally dismiss their duties in favor of gossiping in the break room and their work falls on her shoulders. she could offer no proof of this, as cell phones or recording devices were prohibited, but she shouldered the burden anyway. the problem came when her employer heaped more onto her and demanded that she take on additional workloads after firing several employees that had, in the past, helped her when she was in a tight situation by taking on some of the paper work.

This may be just what we need! How can I get in contact with "legal aid?" Is it a state specific thing or is there a central number we can call?

She never actually shredded any documents though. She stated that had any condition changed to render them inaccurate she would have shredded them, but over the course of the two weeks she had been doing it, none of the conditions changed in such a way. She understands that what she did was a violation, however, as she never *actually* shredded any documents and no one happened to have their condition change... would it still count as falsifying? Regarding the lawyer, unfortunately, we barely have enough money to make rent. Before she was fired, we had just purchased a new car and it consumed our savings in the time between her finding a new job.

Hi, everyone. I'm new here but I have a serious concern. Or rather, my family does. My mother has been an LPN for 33 years and has never had a single blemish on her record or a complaint regarding her conduct. She's always worked hard to provide the best patient care she could. Several months ago, she found herself swamped by workloads that were simply too much for a single nurse to complete in a single shift and they had cut everyone's overtime to ensure that no one stayed over unless it was at their own expense. She worked nights and there was always a lot of work to do. They rotated her halls randomly though, so there was no chance of her setting things up to make it easier on her the following night. In order to make things easier for her, she made what she called "Cheat Sheets" for her patients. It was a nursing chart with their names and unchanging conditions pre-recorded. She would make copies of these, check the patients each night, fill in any changing conditions and sign the page. She'd also write a summary of the check on the back, as was standard procedure. In the event that an unchanging condition did change, she'd simply shred the documents and make new ones excluding that condition. Her signature was always in fresh ink, as were the summaries and changing conditions. She kept these "cheat sheets" in her locker at work. This came to light and she was fired and her actions were reported to the board of nursing. Her hearing was the other day and they gave her three choices: 1) Have a full formal hearing which may be better or worse for her, 2) Plead the Mercy of the Court (they never elaborated upon what this means) and 3) Sign a paper accepting an official reprimand for Nevada Revised Statues 632.320 (7) unprofessional conduct, and Nevada Administrative Code 632.890 (20) inaccurate recording, falsifying records and (27) failing to perform nursing functions in a manner consistent with established or customary standards. The problem is with (20). She never falsified anything, nor did she inaccurately record anything. The case-manager insisted that her actions constitute this... but I don't see how. We're moving across the country in a year or so and she'll be looking for a job again. We don't want her record reflecting that she did something neglectful or malicious when she was, in fact, simply trying to save time to get all of her work done. She hasn't signed the papers yet, as we're still weighing our options. I was hoping that perhaps some of you would have some insight that you could offer. Thank you.