NMC panel places nurse Jennifer Hartshorne under interim practice conditions

Findings

The Investigating Committee panel made an interim conditions of practice order for 18 months at a New Interim Order Hearing. The conditions limit practice to her current employer with no bank or agency work, prohibit her from being the sole registered nurse in charge of or on a shift, require supervision at all times when working, and require direct supervision in the management and administration of medication until signed off as competent. Fortnightly meetings and reports must cover patient assessments and care planning, drugs administration and management, and communication. The NMC Case Examiners are yet to decide whether there is a case to answer; no charges have been adjudicated. The order must be reviewed within six months and every six months thereafter.