A relative of a hospital patient who had a heart attack was told by a nurse that was not the case, it is alleged.
Gertrude John's case goes before the Nursing and Midwifery Council on Monday (January 5), for four misconduct charges while she was a staff nurse at Broomfield Hospital's Emergency Assessment Unit.
While working on the ward between August 21, 2012 and October 21, 2012, John is accused of causing distress to a patient's relative, displaying unprofessional conduct toward colleagues, and making medication and record keeping errors.
After a patient suffered a heart attack, John is alleged to have told a relative this was not the case, speaking to them in a "rude and / or abrupt manner".
In a separate case, John is said to have spoken a senior nurse in a loud and aggressive manner, and allegedly laughed when told a fellow nurse felt frightened and threatened by her behaviour.
John is also accused of giving a patient the wrong amount of a drug treating and preventing blood clots, as well as not questioning why they were taking more of another drug used in cases of deep vein thrombosis and artery blockages.
She is further said to have arrived for an early shift at the unit when she was down for nights.
John started work at the hospital in November 2011, but was sacked in January last year.
She appealed against the dismissal but the decision was upheld.
The Conduct and Competence Committee substantive hearing is expected to last one week.
A mental health nurse is also due before the same committee for allegedly creating a comprehensive care plan for a patient after they had died.
Naushad Nojeeb is said to have posthumously created the plan in November 2012 at Broomfield Hospital.
His case, expected to take three days, is expected to start on Wednesday, January 28.
