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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2/7/17  9:14 am
Commenter: Elissa Blevins, Sentara Rockingham Memorial Hospital

ID badge change
 

I live in Rockingham County, which is where I grew up. I love living here and I'm proud to serve this community. Most of the time, with a little bit of conversation, two people can quickly establish at least one mutual aquaintence. Which is why I feel it's important for medical staff to have just their first name and last initial on their badge. There are last names in this community that are specific to a certain area in the county, and so it makes a person, or family easy to find. One of my co-workers has one of these last names. A male patient showed up, with flowers, at the home of her Uncle and said, "I knew that if I could find one of you, you'd be related to her. Tell me where she lives." It's that kind of story that makes me want to take a piece of tape and cover my last name.  

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