Discipline decisions

Discipline Decisions

AARN Member

"The Professional Conduct Committee made a finding of unskilled practice against a member for failing to follow policies of the employer or safe nursing practice when she administered flu vaccine to several clients without first checking the physician's orders, resulting in a medication error, and failing to chart the error or any assessments of the clients or report the medication error appropriately. The member was given a reprimand and ordered to take a course in medication administration by a deadline, failing which she will be suspended."

AARN Member: Robin Karvonen

Registration number: 63,133

"The Professional Conduct Committee made a finding of unskilled practice and professional misconduct against member Robin Karvonen registration #63,133 for doing the following while under supervised practice pursuant to a previous Order of the Professional Conduct Committee: altered a physician's order without permission; gave a patient a medication orally, contrary to the physician's order; failed to notify a physician of the change in condition of a patient; catheterized a patient without first obtaining a physician's order; failed to perform the catheterization in accordance with the employer's written protocol; and failed to consult with his supervisor in the supervised practice regarding the condition of his patient and the member's treatment of that patient. The Professional Conduct Committee ordered a reprimand and suspension effective Dec. 18, 2002 pending completion of a course in professional ethics, following which the member must successfully complete 1,320 hours of closely supervised practice with a requirement of satisfactory performance evaluations addressing many specific areas of nursing practice. Failure to comply with the Order will result in further suspension."

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