Kuigoua
Kuigoua v. State Personnel Board CA3
Opinion
Opinion
BACKGROUND
Kuigoua’s responsibilities as a registered nurse at a CalVet residential care facility included providing care, conducting assessments, identifying needs, and developing and implementing care plans. CalVet dismissed Kuigoua for numerous incidents, including making inappropriate sexual comments and gestures to coworkers, being rude to subordinates and supervisors, failing to complete comprehensive assessments and updated care plans after a resident’s multiple falls, failing to arrange for an escort to help a resident return after a medical procedure, and refusing to follow instructions about nursing tasks and resident care. The events supporting dismissal included the following: • Kuigoua commented to a coworker about the size of his condoms; • he grabbed his crotch and shook it at a coworker; • he commented to a worker of Indian descent that he “really likes Indian girls” and asked her to hook him up with her cousin; • he failed to allow a subordinate to leave for an approved family medical appointment; • he sent improper reprimands to a subordinate; • he failed to assist a resident to prepare for a colonoscopy; • he failed to assist with resident care when needed;