NV - Nurse Christina Mendoza charged with 60 counts of child abuse and neglect - 4/27/23

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Nevada nurse a child mental health facility faces 60 charges of child abuse and neglect

A Nye County, Nevada, Sheriff's Office investigation into a youth behavioral treatment facility alleges a nurse abused and neglected several children at the facility.

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Youth behavioral treatment facility nurse Christina Mendoza was accused of injuring her patients, giving them facial bruises, bumps on their foreheads, and what reportedly looked like carpet burns on the patients’ cheeks and jaws as a result of them being restrained by staff members.

The report claims one patient who was restrained by a staff member suffered a fractured toe that was not evaluated until a month after it occurred.

Once the same patient turned 18 years old, staff placed her in a room away from other patients because the facility did not have an exit plan for her.

The sheriff’s office investigation also found the patient could not leave the room, nor could she speak with anyone outside the facility for nearly two months after she became an adult.

Another one of Mendoza's patients was not eating and had severe constipation, requiring a specialist to put the patient on a specific diet.

The child reportedly checked into the site weighing 105 pounds, and after dropping to 64 pounds, the mother pulled the child out of the facility and took him to a doctor who said the child’s organs were just a day or two away from shutting down.

The investigation also alleges Mendoza administered chemical restraints, or injected sedatives, to children in her care without parental consent, despite staff determining the children did not need to be sedated.

 

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The county sheriff conducted investigation with the Never Give Up Youth Healing Center which was founded also in 2021. It was revealed that Christina Mendoza, the nurse who is in-charge with the facility, failed to provide proper care and treatment to the patients.

There is other one who suffered severe stomach problem that required a specialist but instead given only diet foods prepared in the facility. The child was 105 pound when arriving but went down to 64 pounds, the mother immediately took the child and brought to the hospital and accordingly the organs were two days away from ceasing.

Furthermore, it was found out that Mendoza is administering sedatives to children even not needed and without parental consent. Thus, the investigation concluded that due to these circumstances Mendoza aggravated the emotional suffering and caused unjustifiable pain to the patients

A Nurse In A Mental Health Facility Faces 60 Counts Of Child Abuse And Neglect

Christina Mendoza, the nurse who was charged with child abuse and neglect was reportedly failed to give proper care and treatment to the patients. She was also accused of injuring her patients due to being restrained, some patients have bruises and b

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