Help, I am very conflicted about turning peer into nursing board

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Specializes in LTC/SNF, Geriatric, Psych, Med/Surg.

I have a floor nurse that administered medication to a patient after the order was dc'd, he failed to draw stat labs, and this patient ended up at the hospital with renal failure and anemia. That same nurse also initialed that he gave a procrit injection as a one time order, but the pharmacy never sent out the medication because it requires admin approval. These 2 instances where written up and given to the DON and the administrator. The MD was very upset and the administrator said this employee would be fired however he is still working and the write ups havent been issued to him. These write ups would have been his dismissal becuase he has already had so many and was given his final last week. I am torn. I feel like since our admininstration isnt doing anything about the unsafe care this nurse has a history of that I should report it to our local nursing board. I know everyone makes mistakes, however this is his trend and it puts our patients at risk. Please give me your thoughts.

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Have you talked to your administrator? The process of termination may have been set in motion. I would hold off just a bit until you understand where your administration is coming from. And I'd supervise this employee very closely.

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Specializes in Med-Surg, NICU.

Snitches get stitches.

Word.

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Ortho, ASC.

How does one report a peer to the BON? Is that even possible?

What evidence (other than your statement) would you have to support your claim?

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Specializes in LTC/SNF, Geriatric, Psych, Med/Surg.

Well, I will try. He is very unreasonable, very forgetful, throws staff under the bus, he yells at staff for things out of their control. We got yelled out because the patients were sent to the hospital. No management staff wants to talk with him and every time he is in the room you could cut the air with a knife.

Thank you!

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Specializes in LTC/SNF, Geriatric, Psych, Med/Surg.

I have copies of the MAR's, the orders that were written, statements from the lab and the pharmacy. The labs so along with the woman not getting her procrit.

You can make a report to the board atleast here where I live you can. I just feel like that If I don't do something, the unsafe practice will continue. Pleaseknow, these aren;t the first major things this nurse has done.

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Specializes in LTC/SNF, Geriatric, Psych, Med/Surg.
Snitches get stitches.

Word.

I understand that, but as a nurse I am a patient advocate. This patient imparticular was actually harmed by this nurse's actions or lack of. How can one just sit back an watch? I dont know what to do....

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Specializes in LTC/SNF, Geriatric, Psych, Med/Surg.

basically this nurse noted orders and did not carry thru with them. The medication that he kept giving was a blood thinner, this patient was bleeding. He gave 6 more doses after the medication was dc'd because this nurse didn't carry thru with the orders...... this is bad, but it could have been a lot worse.

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Specializes in Med-Surg, NICU.
I understand that, but as a nurse I am a patient advocate. This patient imparticular was actually harmed by this nurse's actions or lack of. How can one just sit back an watch? I dont know what to do....

If the staff is aware of what is going on you could anonymously report to the BON. right?

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Specializes in LTC/SNF, Geriatric, Psych, Med/Surg.

yes, our BON has an anonymous hotline number to call.

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Specializes in Peds Homecare.

"have copies of the MAR's, the orders that were written, statements from the lab and the pharmacy. The labs so along with the woman not getting her procrit.

You can make a report to the board atleast here where I live you can. I just feel like that If I don't do something, the unsafe practice will continue. Pleaseknow, these aren;t the first major things this nurse has done. "

QUESTION: Who gave you permission to copy a patients chart? Or copy statements? I think I'd be careful about telling others you copied a patients MAR, and copied a statement. Think long and hard about having to explain all this to the BON. Are you this other nurses boss?

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Specializes in Trauma Surgery, Nursing Management.

Your post gave me shivers. I think that you know EXACTLY what you should do.

Contact your BON. Do so anonymously if that makes you feel more comfortable. This is just plain scary.

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