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<PREFIX>Mrs</PREFIX>
<FIRST>Faye</FIRST>
<MIDDLE></MIDDLE>
<LAST>Baker</LAST>
<SUFFIX></SUFFIX>
<TITLE>Clinical Nurse Specialist</TITLE>
<ORGANIZATION>Lexington Medical Center</ORGANIZATION>
<ADDR1>116 Cheshire Drive</ADDR1>
<ADDR2></ADDR2>
<CITY>Columbia</CITY>
<STATE>SC</STATE>
<ZIP>29210</ZIP>
<EMAIL>fsbaker@lexhealth.org</EMAIL>
<PHONE_H>803-422-8692</PHONE_H>
<PHONE_B>803-936-3139</PHONE_B>
<ISSUE>GOVE</ISSUE>
<SUBJECT>SC Bill 371</SUBJECT>
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Governor Haley, 
I am writing you in regards to SC bill 371 which refers to disciplinary action of a nurse who misreads a doctors order and either under medicates or overmedicates a patient. According to this revision, the above mentioned action would result in loss of licensure. As a seasoned nurse of 28 years and a member of ASPAN, AORN, AACN, and NACNS, I find this bill offensive and unfair to the profession of nursing. According to SC law 40-33-110 the Nurse Practice Act enumerates what constitutes grounds for revocation, suspension, or other restriction or limitation on a license. As a practicing nurse, I know that there are many factors that can contribute to proper or improper medication of a patient. The physicians order may not be legible, the physician could give an order verbally and then refuse the sign the order later, the pharmacist may distribute the wrong concentration of the drug, and emergencies and chaos can happen at the bedside. There so many factors that can contribute to medication errors. As a rule, nurses do not choose to misread an order and give too much or too little medication, if this were to occur it would be an error, but not an intentional one. Humans in all professions make errors. Nurses are held to the Code of Ethics for our profession, much like the Hippocratic Oath. I feel that this bill is inappropriate. The current Law 40-33-110, addresses disciplinary action for the profession of nurses and should be left as is. As this bill would require your signature, please let me know where you stand on this issue. 
Respectfully,
Faye Baker
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