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B.C. nurse who delivered narcotics to the wrong address gets suspended

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A B.C. nurse who delivered narcotics to the wrong address has been suspended for two days.

Licenced practical nurse Ravneet Kaur Kaler was supposed to physically hand over the narcotics to patients when delivering for a pharmacy, but instead put them through the wrong mail slot.

According to a Feb. 24 B.C. College of Nurses and Midwives decision, the incident took place in September 2021 while Kaler was employed by a Surrey-based community pharmacy program that delivered and administered medication to patients in their homes.

"(Kaler) did not follow relevant standards, employer policies, and instructions when she delivered narcotics through a mail slot, thereby not engaging in any assessment or evaluation of the patient's health status and causing a potential breach of this patient's personal health information as the delivery was made to the wrong address," the decision reads.

READ MORE: Kamloops nurse suspended for sloppy paperwork, bad communication

Kaler signed a consent agreement with the nursing regulator admitting to her conduct.

The licenced practical nurse was suspended for two days and will take to take educational courses in preventing medication errors, patient privacy and ethics, along with a practice consulting program.

READ MORE: B.C. nurse with 'casual relationship' with narcotics placed on conditions

The nursing regulator says it's satisfied that the terms will protect the public.


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