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I don't have anything to report, really. But it may be happening and I just want to be on the safe side - so I guess that kind of answers something. But are there any bad consquences regarding a nursing licence if the off-duty nurse doesn't do anything? That's really all I want to know. It's sounding like there's no laws about it but are nurses, even off-duty ones, morally obligated to? And would they risk their job if they don't do anything about it? thanks for all the replies. also, the off duty part has to do with the fact that if the nurse is on duty, I know that they should report someone suicidal - no matter what.

I didn't know where else to make this 1. If an off-duty nurse knows a person is suicidal, must they report it? I'm hearing two sides to this from two different nurses; one says they aren't obligated to and the other says it's their duty to (and could lead into my next question) 2. Is there any grounds for any sort of punishment if they don't report it? The nurse who told me they must report it stated that they could lose their license if they didn't do anything.