Nurses packed a hearing room Tuesday to voice strong opposition to regulatory changes they said could allow unlicensed workers to administer medication, pull trained nurses away from bedsides and potentially put patients at risk of medication errors.
Wearing scrubs, Massachusetts Nurses Association jackets and stickers saying, "Every patient deserves a nurse," they told the Board of Registration in Nursing that administering medications should be the responsibility solely of licensed nurses who…
Nurses packed a hearing room Tuesday to voice strong opposition to regulatory changes they said could allow unlicensed workers to administer medication, pull trained nurses away from bedsides and potentially put patients at risk of medication errors.
Wearing scrubs, Massachusetts Nurses Association jackets and stickers saying, "Every patient deserves a nurse," they told the Board of Registration in Nursing that administering medications should be the responsibility solely of licensed nurses who…