A nurse who failed to give care home residents pain medication because she was asleep on duty has been struck off.
Susan Skinner was dismissed after a string of failings including falsifying her CV and shouting and swearing in front of residents.
She was found against in her absence at a Nursing and Midwifery Council hearing.
Mrs Skinner, who worked as a nurse at the Balhousie Antiquary Care Home in Arbroath from July to September 2013, faced six charges including shouting “within the earshot” of residents, behaving in an “inappropriate manner in public areas of the care home”, and failing to highlight to the Nursing Guild Agency that she had been employed by the Balhousie Care group for two months.
The council confirmed she was struck off its register following an 18-month suspension.
The panel said Mrs Skinner’s actions fell “well short of the standards expected of a registered nurse”.
It added: “The panel considered that sleeping on duty and as a result being unavailable to administer pain medication to a vulnerable patient was serious.
“In addition, Mrs Skinner’s inappropriate behaviour and shouting and swearing was unacceptable and undermines the public’s confidence in the profession.
“In all the circumstances, given the seriousness of the matters found proved and taken cumulatively, the panel is satisfied Mrs Skinner’s conduct quite clearly fell well short of the conduct and standards expected of a registered nurse and that it does amount to misconduct.”
The home at Westway specialises in care for people suffering from Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia.
Mrs Skinner could not be contacted for comment.