Bungling nurse back in the job

A nurse who failed to assign care to a vulnerable pneumonia patient or give them a treatment plan can return to work. Tracy Hawson failed to complete a nursing assessment for the wheelchair bound patient while working at Scunthorpe General Hospital. Hawson had been in charge of the ward the night patient deteriorated, the Nursing and Midwifery Council heard. The patient was a 23-year old with cerebral palsy, learning difficulties and epilepsy. He required assistant breathing, feeding, a wheelchair and…