Doing what's right even if it ends a friendship.

[3dogs1cat]

I work in a very rural area. We rely heavily on unlicensced personel who like to do more than their scope of practice allows. I was talking to a physician the other day who has a special clinic that he runs outside of the facility but with our funds. He admitted to me that he allows a nursing assistant to give injections of medicine at this clinic. He is a very headstrong guy and since we have hung out away from work, I knew that no matter what I say, he would argue that he is right. We work for a federal agency and people are constantly bending the rules. They even want to just tap our nursing assistants on the forehead with their magic doctor wands and give them the ability to practice as medical assistants. Interpreting labs, giving injections, and doing patient teaching all without any more training that what they have. Our assistants do not have to go through the state for a certificate or anything. I reported it to Quality Management and her supervisor. I am pretty sure I ruined my friendship with this doctor. We are not close but I feel like I had to betray his trust because this person should not be giving medication.

Nothing will come of it except I will look like a jerk. :zzzzz But, what would you do??

[GLORIAmunchkin72]

"We rely heavily on unlicensced personel who like to do more than their scope of practice allows."

????? (something not quite right about the above statement).

[softstorms]

I know what I am allowed to do and what I am not allowed to do!!!

It is written in my scope of pratice!!!! I never have to question it, I only need to check with the board of nurses and they are more than glad to tell me!!!! So!!!! what ever test you took, who ever said you are what you are, has a place your can check with. Just call up and ask them if this is within your scope? If they can't ans? Then is more than likely not! If they say ...Yes...then ask them where you can do this, because in some states it changes. Cover you own butt, check out what you can do and what you can not do!

[dakilangpinoy1]

I know somebody who came fr. Davao City, Philippines ,took her nursing for almost a year , got papers that she completed her nursing, took the Board down here in MN, passed as first taker, now worked as an Rn. Did we have a year course of nursing in the Phil. now? Just curious how she can do her job and I'm very much concern about the patient safety issues. Is there like a a place to look how credible her credentials because I'm 100% doubtful about her being in nursing for a short period of time. I went to nursing for 4 years with extensive training before I took my PRC licensure.

Pls. help.

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