Courts / Waterford / Report
Experienced nurse found guilty of professional misconduct
Summary
An experienced Waterford nurse, Angelah Machekanyanga, was found guilty of professional misconduct by a fitness‑to‑practice inquiry. The case concerned a patient (Patient A) who underwent a hip‑replacement surgery on 26 November 2014 at the private Whitfield Clinic. Machekanyanga began her shift that evening and provided care to the patient and others throughout the night. A pain assessment at 10 pm recorded a pain level of 8/10, but no further assessment was documented until 6 am the next morning. The patient reported no relief until 3 am, when a doctor discovered a bleed in the buttocks, requiring a return to surgery. The inquiry found that Machekanyanga failed to perform the required Colour, Movement and Sensation assessment and failed to record the care she provided, amounting to professional misconduct and non‑compliance with the nurses' code of conduct. The hearing, which began in November 2016, was held at the Talbot Hotel in Dublin.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Experienced nurse found guilty of professional misconduct. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
When:
- 26 November 2014 Other
- November 2016 Hearing Or Sentence
- 26 November Hearing Or Sentence
- 2017-06-01 Publication
Why: "It's not always practical because what's important to me is that my patient is settled. CNI source report
Places mentioned
Topics
Related court reports
- Mentally ill man who put fellow psychiatric patient in chokehold to be immediately released into care of UK parents
- Former Christian Brothers accused of breach of duty to be named in national newspaper
- Murderer claims reference to Conor McGregor brought 'toxic masculinity' baggage
- Combined 15-year sentence for violent rape and abuse is upheld
- High Court to consider publishing names of 340 former Christian Brothers
- Disability charity boss wins record €323k for 'egregious' whistleblower penalisation
If a fact, identity, locality or legal outcome needs review, email the newsroom with this report's details prefilled.
Email a correction request