Alleged incident took place in a Portlaoise nursing home in 2021

Kilminchy Lodge Nursing Home in Portlaoise, where the alleged incident took place. Photo: Getty

Kilminchy Lodge Nursing Home in Portlaoise, where the alleged incident took place. Photo: Getty

A nurse accused of verbal, physical and psychological abuse of a vulnerable patient also threatened to kill her, a fitness-to-practise committee has been told.

Xhilda Zana, a registered nurse, was employed at Kilminchy Lodge Nursing Home in Portlaoise when the alleged incident occurred on September 6, 2021.