NMC panel places interim conditions on nurse Rachel Richardson covering medication practice

Findings

The Investigating Committee panel decided to make an interim conditions of practice order for a period of 18 months, as the NMC investigation is at an early stage. The conditions require the registrant to work for one substantive employer, not to be the nurse in charge of any shift, to be directly supervised in medication administration and management until signed off as competent, and to meet monthly with a line manager, mentor or supervisor to discuss medication administration, record keeping, and care planning and risk assessments. The NMC's Case Examiners are yet to decide whether there is a case to answer. The order must be reviewed within six months and every six months thereafter.