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| Needles were used to discipline a young patient |
Reported by the Associated Press, a New Jersey nurse was caught on CCTV stabbing a patient with syringes. Apparently, the teenager with autism did not follow the nurse’s instructions. The incident occurred on May 2016 with the Nursing Regulatory Board issuing a statement this month.
The hearing detailed several other incidents of stabbing in
the teen’s room. However, the nurse in question tried to explain that another
nurse instructed her to use threats to discipline the patient. Apparently, the
patient was unruly during her shifts. The nurse detailed her experiences with
the patient such as her hair getting pulled, sheets thrown at her, verbal abuse,
and sneaking off to visit other patients during sleeping hours.
