Missouri State Board of Nursing Newsletter - August 2019

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Disciplinary Actions**
was berating the mother, her supervisor was on the phone.
Licensee refused to speak to her supervisor and continued
to berate the mother. When Licensee finally took the
phone, her supervisor told her to leave the patient's home
immediately. On or about April 20, 2017, counsel for
the Board sent Licensee a settlement offer to attempt to
resolve the matter involving Licensee's unprofessional
conduct at J.K.'s home without a formal hearing
before the AHC. In response to the Board's settlement
offer, Licensee sent counsel for the Board a packet of
documents. The packet included voluminous pages of
confidential medical records of patient J.K. Licensee did
not give notice to, or receive permission from, anyone
in J.K.'s family to disclose J.K.'s confidential medical
information. J.K.'s confidential medical information was
not relevant to the Board's allegations that Licensee had
acted unprofessionally in the verbal altercation on or about
August 4, 2016.
Probation 03/06/2019 to 03/06/2022
Benz, Stefani Elaine
Des Peres, MO
Registered Nurse 2011004521
Respondent was hired as a registered professional nurse at
a hospital on April 21, 2014, to work the 3 p.m. to 11 p.m.
shift in the facility's adult unit. Respondent told the facility
that she was in treatment for alcohol abuse. The Personnel
Development Manager with the hospital explained to
Respondent that before she could work at the facility, she
would need to supply a return to work authorization from
her physician. On May 23, 2014, Respondent signed an
agreement for the conditions of her employment with the
hospital that included alcohol testing. During orientation,
Respondent tested positive for alcohol. Respondent was
placed on suspension from work on June 4, 2014, and her
employment with the facility was then terminated on June
17, 2014. Respondent admitted she has an alcohol problem
and that she drank enough alcohol each day to get drunk.
Probation 05/14/2019 to 05/14/2021
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REVOCATION
Stewart, Brenda Kaye
Springfield, MO
Licensed Practical Nurse 2012004089
From July 17, 2018 until the filing of the Complaint,
Respondent failed to check in with NTS on nine (9) days.
Respondent last checked in on October 3, 2018 and has
ceased checking in with NTS after that date. Further, on
August 30, 2018; September 21, 2018; and, October 3,
2018, Respondent checked in with NTS and was advised
that she had been selected to provide a urine sample for
screening. Respondent failed to report to a collection
site to provide the requested sample on any of the
aforementioned dates. On September 11, 2018, Respondent
reported to a collection site to provide a sample and
the sample tested positive for Ethyl Glucuronide (EtG),
a metabolite of alcohol. Respondent admitted to Dr.
Greg Elam that she had consumed three (3) glasses of
champagne with her husband two nights before the test.
On August 9, 2018, Respondent submitted a urine sample
for random drug screening. That sample tested positive for
the presence of oxycodone and oxymorphone. Respondent
did not have a prescription for, or lawful reason to possess,
Oxycodone or Oxymorphone. The Board did not receive
a thorough chemical dependency evaluation submitted
on Respondent's behalf by the documentation due date of
August 7, 2018.
Revoked 04/01/2019
Wagner, Elisabeth Ann
Marshfield, MO
Registered Nurse 2014022820
From July 12, 2018 until the filing of the Complaint,
Respondent failed to timely check in with NTS on one
(1) day. On August 15, 2018, Respondent reported to a lab
and submitted the required sample which showed a low
creatinine reading of 18.6. A creatinine reading below
20.0 is deemed a diluted specimen and constitutes a failed
drug and alcohol test. On August 17, 2018, Respondent
reported to a collection site to provide the required blood
sample for blood spot Phosphatidylethanol (PEth) testing.
The blood sample tested positive for PEth, a metabolite of
alcohol. The Board did not receive an employer evaluation
or statement of unemployment by the documentation due
date of January 18, 2019. The Board received an employer
evaluation on February 2, 2019. The Board did not receive
an updated chemical dependency evaluation submitted
on Respondent's behalf by the documentation due date of
January 18, 2019. The Board did not receive evidence of
continued support group attendance by the documentation
due date of January 18, 2019. On February 2, 2019, the
Board received evidence of continued support group
attendance between November 2, 2018 and January 18,
2019.
Revoked 04/01/2019
Parker, Candia Marie
Peoria, IL
Registered Nurse 2016034468
In a Consent Order dated December 1, 2017, Respondent
and the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional
Regulation agreed that Respondent's Illinois nursing
license was subject to discipline due to Respondent
testing positive for marijuana in a pre-employment screen.
Respondent's Illinois nursing license was placed on
probation for a period of two (2) years.
Revoked 03/22/2019
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Kean, Kelly Lynn
Newburg, MO
Licensed Practical Nurse 2007028791
On or about December 25, 2016, Respondent failed
to monitor a resident who had been reported as
unresponsive, instead continuing to work on other tasks.
On or about December 25, 2016, Respondent cursed at
and berated a resident's family member regarding the
resident's medications. On or about December 30, 2016,
Respondent was overheard talking to residents about
another resident's medications, thereby violating the
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of
1996 (HIPAA). On or about January 28, 2017, Respondent
acted unprofessionally and/or unethically in a number of
ways, including, but not limited to: Yelling profanities in
the vicinity of residents and family members; Asking
a resident whether the resident smoked marijuana;
Allowing residents to race wheelchairs in the hallways
of the facility, disturbing other residents in the process.
On or about February 4 and 5, 2017, approximately eight
separate residents with whom Respondent was working
had medication that was never accounted for. There were
REVOCATION continued on page 16
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