Posted on 06/29/2016 6:21:02 PM PDT by george76
Nurses with convictions for crimes of violence, sexual offenses and drug thefts are able to evade detection in six states, which have far fewer protections in place than most states when it comes to licensing healthcare workers
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While candidates for jobs such as massage therapists or private investigators are required to submit a fingerprint for checks against state and FBI conviction records, the nurse licensing systems in Colorado, Wisconsin, New York, Vermont, Maine and Hawaii rely on self-disclosure and complaints. The porous process allows nurses disqualified from obtaining licensure in other states to obtain a license in one of the six states with less scrutiny.
In Colorado, while hospitals and other healthcare employers say they perform their own background checks on nurses, individuals with criminal records continue to get hired. Additionally, hospitals that discover a nurse's criminal past are not required to report them to the state's licensing board, so the employee can find a job elsewhere.
(Excerpt) Read more at beckershospitalreview.com ...
Everybody knows it is not right to ask about a criminal background.
They call it ‘ban the box’.
When they self administer YOUR pharmaceuticals, well sometimes mistakes happen.
This means a sex offender can get a job in a children’s ward. That is wrong.
Nearly 3,000 surgical patients treated at Swedish Medical Center may have been exposed to HIV, hepatitis B, or hepatitis C, according to the hospital and the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment.
Allen allegedly removed a labeled fentanyl syringe from the anesthesia work space and replaced it with another labeled syringe. Allen later tested positive for fentanyl and marijuana
A hospital surgery technician accused of stealing painkiller syringes in Colorado, possibly exposing patients to HIV, plans to plead guilty.
Allen had HIV and replaced fentanyl needles intended for patients with syringes he previously used, making infection possible... worked in Arizona, California and Washington
Well, we don’t require them for democrat presidents
“Rocky” in this story is NOT a nurse...he’s a surgical tech....
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