Monday, January 9, 2012

Low staffing = med error-DHS tagged me with abuse and neglect-what can I expect the board of nursing to do?

It was a holiday and the unit had about over 100 visitors come through the unit to see a special holiday display, there were fruit and veggie trays at the nurses station. It was crazy busy with visitors. I came to work the noc shift, the other nurse had called in sick and nobody would come in to help. 34 sub acute patients, 3 CNA's, 3 late admits that were not finished by the day shift because the MARS weren't fully completed. I was asked for a pain pill and became distracted by all the visitors and forgot about it. The patient called family and they came to the facility, picked her up and took her away. I turned myself in to DHS the following day, so did the family and her primary MD. DHS have now told me that the facility and I as an individual have been tagged for abuse and neglect. They have contacted the board of nursing. What kind of suspension, revocation, probation can I expect?

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