Nurse loses license, must pay $99,000 fine
Reuse of needles, syringes preceded outbreak
The nurse in Oklahoma City who admitted to reusing syringes and needles, which may have infected dozens of patients with hepatitis C, has had his nursing license revoked for five years and was given a $99,000 fine. The decision was the harshest allowable under Oklahoma state law.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the nurse’s needle reuse led to the infection of 38 patients with hepatitis C, and 10 contracted hepatitis B.
In 42 other cases, patients at the clinic tested positive for hepatitis C; however, the CDC could not determine whether they contracted it in connection with the nurse’s reuse of needles and syringes.
The nurse in Oklahoma City who admitted to reusing syringes and needles, which may have infected dozens of patients with hepatitis C, has had his nursing license revoked for five years and was given a $99,000 fine. The decision was the harshest allowable under Oklahoma state law.
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