(Surrey)A UK based Zimbabwean nurse will next week Monday stand before a tribunal to give answers on allegations that she committed several offences on the administration of medication and wound treatment.
If proven true, the investigation may lead to her being either suspended or her nursing registration rescinded.
The alleged incidences filed on Francisca CHIGODORA date back to 2006 and include among others, failure to pass a medication assessment and also allegedly refusing to dress a wound even after the patient had requested.
The full list of allegations are detailed in a 20 pile list drawn below:
Allegations are:
“that you, whilst employed by Ashford and St Peter’s Hospital NHS Trust and working as a Band 5 Nurse on the surgical unit of Ashford and St Peter’s hospital, between January 2005 and 31st May 2007, did not demonstrate the standards of knowledge, skill and judgement required to practise without supervision as a Band 5 nurse.  In particular, you did not demonstrate the required standards in the following areas:

1. Pharmaceutical knowledge and administration of drugs, in particular, though not exclusively, you:
a. On 23rd November 2005, did not pass a single nurse drug administration assessment;
b. On 17th October 2006 did not realise that a patient in your care, who was allergic to Septrim, had been prescribed one of its components, Trimethoprim;
c. On 23rd November 2006 did not pass two single nurse drug administration assessments;
d. Were unable to consistently complete drugs rounds in a safe and timely manner:
i. On 12th July 2006, in that you administered a dose of Oramorph to a patient without checking the patient’s previous dose;
ii. On 28th September 2006, in that you did not administer antibiotics to a patient despite the doctor agreeing that it should be administered;
iii. On 9th November 2006, in that you left Oramorph unattended on top of a drugs trolley in the corridor;
iv. On 9th December 2006, in that you prepared Enoxaparin to be administered pre-operation despite the prescription chart stating that it should not be given until post-operation.
2. Basic nursing skills, in particular, though not exclusively:
a. Observation and assessment of patients, in particular that you:
i. On 16th March 2006, did not complete the required observations on an epidural chart for a patient in your care;
ii. On 24th March 2006, made a diagnosis of total salpingo oopherectomy rather than a left salpingo oopherectomy;
b. Universal precautions (infection control), in particular that you, on 10th April 2006:
i. moved from a dirty wound to a clean dry wound without changing gloves;
ii. left sodden towels on a patient’s lap;
iii. dressed a dry wound that did not require dressing;
iv. did not dress a patient’s wound despite the patient requesting three times that it be dressed.
c. Documentation, in particular that you, on 16th November 2006, did not document in a patient’s pre-operation checklist that the patient suffered from Downs Syndrome;
d. Prioritisation of your patients’ care, in particular that you, on 7th November 2006, did not adequately prioritise care and were unable to keep up to date with basic requirements such as the updating of fluid charts and emptying patients’ catheters.
3. Communication skills in particularly though not exclusively:
a) On 11th August 2006, you:
i. Handed over the wrong patient and the wrong diagnosis;
ii. Missed out vital information regarding a patient’s blood pressure;
b) On 31st July 2006, you could not give Colleague X information about any patients’ diagnosis, progress or care needs without referring to notes;
c) On 9th November 2006, you handed over that a patient requiring analgesia was one month post-operation when the patient was only 8 days post-operation;
d) On 16th November 2006, you forgot to mention a patient’s pancreatitis.
AND, in light of the above, your fitness to practise is impaired by reason of your lack of competence.”