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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1/30/17  9:02 pm
Commenter: Bonnie Vencill, RN, CNOR Bon Secours St. Mary's Hospital

amendment response
 

I am in support of this amendment to make the identification on our badges safer for each nursing healthcare provider. We now work in a very stressful climate and many patients transfer their percieved issues onto healthcare workers. If patients that intend to do harm,  know both our first and last names they can do harm themselves or share that information  with others.  We may be putting ourselves in unnecessary dangerous circumstances. I am in support of changing the names on our badges to protect all nurses.

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