| Nurse's registration reinstated |
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Abigail Holt recently represented a nurse before the NMC (Nursing and Midwifery Council) who was charged with carrying out an invasive bowel procedure on an elderly patient who was terminally ill Abigail Holt recently represented a nurse before the NMC (Nursing and Midwifery Council) who was charged with carrying out an invasive bowel procedure on an elderly patient who was terminally ill, when the nurse knew that he had not had adequate training and was not being supervised. He had never done part of the procedure before. He was also charged with having failed to get adequate consent. After 2 days of consideration the Tribunal imposed a caution order, which will enable the client to look for nursing work again. |
