WAIT! A Confession?

The North Carolina Board of Nursing (NCBON) investigated the case of Keisha White’s death TWICE! Their first investigation turned up nothing and resulted in NO penalties, because it was based on info given to them by Vidant Medical Center. 😮 YES! Perhaps, this was the first step (or maybe the 2nd or 3rd step) to cover up what actually happened at their facility. However, after Keisha’s mother was able to gain access to the medical records, she – went – off, and understandably so.

 

Keisha’s mother, Cynthia Avens, contacted the BON. First they told her they had already investigated, but she didn’t accept that and just move on. With every bit of alarming information found in the records, she’d call the BON (even in the middle of the night) and leave screaming voice mails. We’ll get into those medicals records another time; back to this “confession.”

Mrs. Avens gave the NCBON so much information, they had to do a second investigation that took over a year to complete. This was just information from the medical records so far. So, why didn’t VMC give the Board the same info? 🤔

The results of the Board’s findings was released in a “Published Consent Order” on December 4, 2015. Since it’s published information, (for the good of the public) it can be accessed on their website in their “Verify a License” page.

The Public Consent Order States:

“…regarding Linda Leathers Brixon, RN (“Licensee”) Both parties [the Board & Licensee] … agree to the findings of fact … Licensee ADMITS and the Board finds that:…”

• June 2, 2014 and September 29, 2014 – the Board received complaints and began its investigation.

• May 9, 2014 – while employed at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville, NC, NURSE was assigned as the primary nurse for a 26-year-old patient (Keisha White) who began experiencing a change in condition.

• May 9, 2014 – at 10:41p.m., NURSE documented that patient was pulling off her cardiac leads. There was an order for continued cardiac monitoring, but there’s no documentation that the Nurse Practitioner (the acting “physician” on call) was notified before May 10, 2014 at 12:11a.m. (We’re gonna discuss all of this later.)

• At around midnight the morning of May 10, 2014, NURSE documented the patient was agitated, anxious, confused, and restless, pulling at equipment and attempting to get out of bed. (All signs of hypoxia, but let’s keep going).

• May 10, 2014 – at 12:11a.m., NURSE documented the patient was crawling out of bed between the rails, stating she was hot and wanted to sleep on the floor.

• NURSE contacted the NP by phone and obtained a verbal order for vest and bilateral wrist restraints. (Pretty excessive measures for a non-violent patient.)

• The cardiac monitor technician documented contacting the NURSE several times to make her aware that the patient was not on the cardiac monitor.

• NURSE did not maintain placement of the monitor leads even after restraints were applied. NURSE stated the leads were reapplied but the patient would pull off or wiggle and loosen the leads. However, NURSE failed to notify the NP or document these events occurred. (Woo-wee, y’all… look… With a VEST RESTRAINT pulled snugly around her chest where the leads would go and BOTH wrists tied to the bed? Come on, now…)

• May 10, 2014 – at 1:51a.m., the NURSE obtained an order for oxygen, but there is no documentation the oxygen was placed on the patient.

• On May 10, 2014 at 2:00a.m., the NURSE documented an oxygen saturation rate of 62%… SIXTY-TWO… 62 damn per cent, but did not document respiration rate or temperature. (This is when it looks like the nurse, LINDA LEATHERS BRIXON, finished checking out on this patient… 🤦🏽‍♀️ SMDH 🤦🏽‍♀️ I got you, Keisha, baby. Your family will get their justice.)

• NURSE acknowledged she did not call the NP nor notify the charge nurse. 😠😡🤬

• NURSE did not provide adequate assessment of the patient’s status given the sedating medications given during the shift; Lorazepam x2 and Hydromorphone x2, both given intravenously.

• No further vital signs were obtained after 2:00a.m. on May 10, 2014. (I told y’all. What did I just say about that heifer checking out?)

• At 5:51a.m. on May 10, 2014, the patient was found in cardiac arrest by a CNA…. by a CNA…. by a CNA.

Since when is a nurse allowed to legally get away with this crap? I can’t believe no criminal charges have been filed. Oh wait… yes, I can. THIS document…. this “Published Consent Order”… This admission of FACT was conveniently suppressed, lost, misplaced, or otherwise went MISSING prior to the current Pitt County District Attorney taking office.

Mrs. Avens told me she requested a copy of evidence Faris Dixon (the current District Attorney) used to confirm the ongoing conclusion that “no crime has been committed.” This document and one other that contains a possible motive were both missing from that list of evidence. Why? Somebody didn’t want this case going to trial, I suppose.

Once formal charges are filed, then everything becomes public knowledge. But whoever that “somebody” is forgot there is other information available to the public. And I’ll give you 3 guesses who that “somebody” or possible “entity” may be. What, besides money can make a police department, SBI agents, and former district attorney Kimberly Robb turn a blind eye and say, “no crime has been committed?”

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