Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Health Professions
 
Board
Board of Nursing
 
chapter
Regulations of the Board of Nursing [18 VAC 90 ‑ 20]
Action Amendment to name tag requirement
Stage NOIRA
Comment Period Ended on 2/22/2017
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1/26/17  2:37 pm
Commenter: Rachel Featherstone

I support this amendment, on behalf of nurses and patients both.
 

I support this amendment.

 

Nurse's privacy should be maintained, through limited disclosure of last names.  However, the patient's right to knowing who takes care of them should be maintained through the use of initials, so that they may identify between nurses of the same first name.

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