What would you do?

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What would you do, if you found out a Register Nurse has used her own children's identity to get utilities, credit cards and phones?

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Specializes in Medsurg/ICU, Mental Health, Home Health.

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Her own children's identity: Mind your own business, don't invite her over for tea, remember there is enough drama in our profession without us going out and searching for it.

Her patient's or a co-worker's identity: Report her to the board, your employer, and potentially the police/APS.

Bottom line, she did not use her license to akwire said stolen identities, not your concern. Unless she explicitly told you she used her children's socials for this herself, you don't know if it's true or gossip. That is one hell of a hornets nest to kick over hearsay that isn't directly related to your workplace.

If by some chance she did explicitly tell you she did this, and you are 100% certain she has no legitimate reason (handicap child), and you live in a state with laws where you may get in trouble for not reporting a felony, then MAYBE consider consulting someone about making a report, ONLY if you are genuinely concerned about being held accountable for knowing if she is caught.

I only included the last piece to cover every possible scenario for why you may be asking. It's a bit of a stretch.

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Specializes in Critical Care; Cardiac; Professional Development.

First would I want to know how you know this.

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MMOB.

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I would mind my own business. What concern is this of yours, and how did you come to know this? (And does it make some kind of difference that it is a "Register(ed) Nurse" doing this rather than just some schmoe off the street?)

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Specializes in LTC, assisted living, med-surg, psych.

It's absolutely none of your business, especially if you heard it secondhand. It doesn't make her a very nice person, but again, if she hasn't told you this directly, stay out of it. 'Nuff said.

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Specializes in Surgical, Home Infusions, HVU, PCU, Neuro.

Not your monkeys, not your circus

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Specializes in Nursing Professional Development.

My first thought upon seeing this thread was to think "Mind your own business." However ... it is a crime against a child ... one that could have long-term, negative implications for that child. Turning my back on a child who is being victimized is a bit difficult for me. If I knew that it was true, I would probably try to find a way to report it that I would be comfortable with. But if it were just some gossip I heard, I would almost certainly let it go.

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