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The Case of the Nurse and the 'Stolen' Scrubs
Having taken home a pair of scrubs might cost a nursing student her career. The matter brings up larger questions about honesty and ethics in nursing.
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I have worked in the academic setting for 18yrs. Every year at the end of senior residency, multiple items turn up "missing", even a hard drive from a hospital computer. Can we prosecute them as well, please.
It simply boils down to a matter of trust. She stole the scrubs and it is a tell all to her overall character.
Cathy, you are absolutely right. This student willfully stole items from the hospital. This absolutely does speak to the character of this individual.
I think you missed part of the story - she was not wearing them, she stuffed them in her jacket and took them after she was told not to. Hospitals loose thousands of dollars every year because someone took something that didn't belong to them, further pushing up the cost of healthcare. If you will lie about scrubs, you will lie about a medication error. It is a matter of trust
How completely and utterly ridiculous. A worker can't go home in work clothes? What did they think she was going to do with them - wear them to a gala ball? - sell them on ebay? - pose as a nurse at another hospital to steal drugs? - seduce a boyfriend? The nurse administrator(s) are the ones that should be suspended [INVALID] for stupidity.