NMC panel imposes 15-month interim conditions order on nurse Indibil Marti Cuenca

Findings

At an Investigating Committee new interim order hearing, the panel decided to make an interim conditions of practice order for a period of 15 months, determining the conditions to be proportionate and appropriate. The conditions limit practice to one substantive employer, require indirect supervision by a registered nurse on all shifts, require a medication competency assessment to be passed before administering any medication, and require monthly meetings with a line manager covering medication management, record keeping, deteriorating patients, patient assessment and safeguarding. The order must be reviewed within six months. The NMC's case examiners are yet to decide whether there is a case to answer.