Nurse who ignored choking patient keeps her job

A nurse who stared out of the window as a patient choked on medication can keep her job. Constanta Macinca showed a basic lack of understanding of medication while working at the Oak House Care Home in Slough between February and August 2017. Macinca tried to administer an oral medication to a patient even though their charts indicated they had difficulties swallowing, the Nursing and Midwifery Council heard. This led to the patient choking on the overly large tablet. Another…