A FORMER nurse who joked ‘she could kill someone and still get a job’ in her home country has been suspended from the nursing register following a series of proven incompetence and misconduct charges.
Nimmy George, who began working at the North Cumbria Integrated Care (NCIC) Trust as a supernumerary nurse on December 20, 2021, faced several charges related to her clinical abilities, behaviour, and attitude.
Concerns about her competency, communication skills, adherence to the uniform policy, and overall professionalism were reportedly raised by her superiors within a month of her starting.
After a hearing in August 2024, the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) found several charges against Ms George to be proven, resulting in her being struck off the nursing register for 12 months and given an 18-month interim suspension.
Ms George was not present or represented at the hearing.
'Inappropriate behaviour'
The hearing found Ms George demonstrated inappropriate behaviour on multiple occasions.
On June 20, 2022, after discovering a deceased patient, she loudly announced, "It’s my observation that the patient in bed 5 is dead." This statement was described as "deeply inappropriate at such a volume, given that there were patients’ family members in the ward next to them."
Another incident was reported to have occurred on or before June 16, 2022. Witness 2 stated: “During one shift, Nimmy shouted at me while pointing at a patient, ‘Is he having a stroke?’ because the patient was drooling while asleep.
"Nimmy did not take into consideration her surroundings, and such a comment in a high tone can be frightening to patients," the hearing heard.
Neglect of patient care
On June 20, 2022, after discovering a deceased patient, Ms George was found to have failed to pull the emergency buzzer, lay the patient down, cover them from view with a bedsheet, or pull the curtain around the bed.
"The patient was sat uncovered in an upright position in their bed, the patient did not have the curtain pulled round the bedside and they were not covered up by a bedsheet," a witness statement reads.
On July 19, 2022, Ms George was also found to fail and comfort a distressed patient with dementia who repeatedly said, “I’m afraid.”
Instead, she focused solely on administering medication, ignoring the patient’s emotional needs until another nurse intervened to provide reassurance.
Poor hygiene and infection control
On June 18, 2022, Ms George was found to have breached infection control protocols by wearing her uniform outside of the hospital.
Medication errors
In April, it was proven Ms George repeatedly failed to follow basic medication safety checks, including verifying patients' identities, checking for allergies, and confirming medication expiry dates before administration.
On July 19, Ms George incorrectly informed a patient that she was going to administer Laxido for "urine clearing," when Laxido is a laxative.
She also failed to check a diabetic patient's medical history, blood sugar levels, and insulin requirements before administering medication, potentially endangering the patient's health on July 23 as well as obtaining an incorrect dose.
On July 27, she was found to fail to recognise why a patient who suffered a fall required neuro observations.
Not proven
Accusations Ms George demonstrated poor moving and handling practice by attempting to hoist a patient on her own on or around May 2, 2022 were not proven.
NCIC response
A spokesperson for the NCIC said: “Our deputy chief nurse reported the nurse in question to the Nursing and Midwifery Council after concerns were raised about her competence to practice.
"The nurse had been fully supported by the Trust to improve her practice but unfortunately failed to respond.
"She was dismissed after failing to meet required standards during probation, and her employment with NCIC was terminated on September 2, 2022.”
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