In a decision dated April 11, 2025, a panel of the NANB Complaints Committee accepted a Consent Agreement between NANB and Jessica Marie Spidell (Registration Number 032698). Ms. Spidell admitted to leaving personal hygiene supplies in a patient’s room without speaking or offering assistance to the patient and their partner while they were in the bathroom, failing to do a thorough assessment of the patient, failing to recheck the patient’s vitals after they were settled in bed, failing to obtain further information regarding the quantity and frequency of the patient’s diarrhea, failing to de-escalate a tense situation involving the patient’s partner, and failing to contact the physician and advocate for verbal orders for IV fluids, pain medication, and/or blood work.
Ms. Spidell has voluntarily agreed to the following conditions on her registration:
- Remedial education related to professional communication and critical thinking in nursing;
- Performance evaluations from her employer(s) from the date of the Complainants Committee Decision; and
- Providing each employer and regulatory body with which she is registered with a copy of the Consent Agreement and Complaints Committee’s decision and advising NANB of any change in address or employer.
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