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November 1999
Nursing
ELIZABETH L MACPEEK (A/K/A BARNUM ELIZABETH L); LYNDONVILLE, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 085442; Cal. No. 18248
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to having been found guilty by Commissioner of Health to be in violation of Article 33 of the Public Health Law for diverting the controlled substance Dilaudid for her own use.
MARY C A MAROTTA (A/K/A BAKER MARY A C, BROWN MARY ANN CATHERINE); RUSHVILLE, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 154340; Cal. No. 18000
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years to commence upon return to practice, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to having been convicted of Driving While Ability Impaired By Drugs and Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle in the Second Degree.
MARY C A MAROTTA (A/K/A BAKER MARY A C, BROWN MARY ANN CATHERINE); RUSHVILLE, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 154340; Cal. No. 18000
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years to commence upon return to practice, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to having been convicted of Driving While Ability Impaired By Drugs and Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle in the Second Degree.
KETTY A MOISE; BROOKLYN, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 171317; Cal. No. 18007 18008
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of willfully making false reports by altering a patient's records to reflect that a different intravenous solution than the one she administered had been given to the patient.
KETTY A MOISE; BROOKLYN, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 171317; Cal. No. 18007 18008
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of willfully making false reports by altering a patient's records to reflect that a different intravenous solution than the one she administered had been given to the patient.
KETTY AGNANT MOISE; BROOKLYN, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 468281; Cal. No. 18007 18008
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of willfully making false reports by altering a patient's records to reflect that a different intravenous solution than the one she administered had been given to the patient.
KETTY AGNANT MOISE; BROOKLYN, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 468281; Cal. No. 18007 18008
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of willfully making false reports by altering a patient's records to reflect that a different intravenous solution than the one she administered had been given to the patient.
LAURAJEAN MOTHERWAY (A/K/A IANNUZZI LAURAJEAN); KINGS PARK, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 416268; Cal. No. 17835
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee could not successfully defend against the charge of failing to properly assess patients.
LAURAJEAN MOTHERWAY (A/K/A IANNUZZI LAURAJEAN); KINGS PARK, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 416268; Cal. No. 17835
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee could not successfully defend against the charge of failing to properly assess patients.
MATTHEW M NIEDZIELSKI; AQUEBOGUE, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 238063; Cal. No. 17174
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Required to successfully complete certain course, probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of falling asleep while on duty, administering a medication that had been discontinued, failing to administer a medication and administering the wrong dose of medication.
MATTHEW M NIEDZIELSKI; AQUEBOGUE, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 238063; Cal. No. 17174
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Required to successfully complete certain course, probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of falling asleep while on duty, administering a medication that had been discontinued, failing to administer a medication and administering the wrong dose of medication.
WILLIAM ALEX ODOM-HICKEY; PHILADELPHIA, PA
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 236763; Cal. No. 17406
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty Revocation.
Summary: Licensee was convicted of violating the Uniform Code of Military Justice by engaging in indecent acts with a patient while on duty.
WILLIAM ALEX ODOM-HICKEY; PHILADELPHIA, PA
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 236763; Cal. No. 17406
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty Revocation.
Summary: Licensee was convicted of violating the Uniform Code of Military Justice by engaging in indecent acts with a patient while on duty.
CLAUDETTE RICHARDSON (A/K/A STOKELY CLAUDETTE ROWENA, JONES CLAUDETTE R); SOUTH FLORAL PARK, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 276087; Cal. No. 18256 18257
Action: Application to surrender licenses granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of neglecting to check a patient's vital signs for six hours, failing to insure that a cardiac patient had an open and functioning intravenous line, failing to write an incident report on a patient who had fallen, and administering three and a half times the ordered dose of a heart medication.
CLAUDETTE RICHARDSON (A/K/A STOKELY CLAUDETTE ROWENA, JONES CLAUDETTE R); SOUTH FLORAL PARK, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 276087; Cal. No. 18256 18257
Action: Application to surrender licenses granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of neglecting to check a patient's vital signs for six hours, failing to insure that a cardiac patient had an open and functioning intravenous line, failing to write an incident report on a patient who had fallen, and administering three and a half times the ordered dose of a heart medication.
ALTHEA KEMMILLE ROBINSON; FREEPORT, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 241468; Cal. No. 18026
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 12 month suspension, execution of last 11 months of suspension stayed, probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of abandoning a patient in need of immediate professional care without making reasonable arrangements for the continuation of said care.
ALTHEA KEMMILLE ROBINSON; FREEPORT, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 241468; Cal. No. 18026
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 12 month suspension, execution of last 11 months of suspension stayed, probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of abandoning a patient in need of immediate professional care without making reasonable arrangements for the continuation of said care.
JAMES CHRISTOPHER ROTOLO; ROCHESTER, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 256106; Cal. No. 18024
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year to commence if and when return to practice, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of committing two medication administration errors.
JAMES CHRISTOPHER ROTOLO; ROCHESTER, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 256106; Cal. No. 18024
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year to commence if and when return to practice, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of committing two medication administration errors.
JOSE DEL CARMEN SALCEDO; STATEN ISLAND, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 193332; Cal. No. 16921
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty Revocation.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of obtaining a nursing certificate by fraud, deception and misrepresentation by a sister state. Such conduct if committed within this state would constitute professional misconduct.
JOSE DEL CARMEN SALCEDO; STATEN ISLAND, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 193332; Cal. No. 16921
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty Revocation.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of obtaining a nursing certificate by fraud, deception and misrepresentation by a sister state. Such conduct if committed within this state would constitute professional misconduct.
ALICE NYONOON SEI-JEDAH (A/K/A AHARANWA ALICE NYONOON SEI JEDAH, AHARANWA ALICE NYONO SAYDEE); NEW YORK, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 210968; Cal. No. 18081
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of indicating on patients' medication administration records that medications had been administered when no such administrations had taken place.
ALICE NYONOON SEI-JEDAH (A/K/A AHARANWA ALICE NYONOON SEI JEDAH, AHARANWA ALICE NYONO SAYDEE); NEW YORK, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 210968; Cal. No. 18081
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of indicating on patients' medication administration records that medications had been administered when no such administrations had taken place.
JACQUELINE SEVERE (A/K/A SEVERE JACQUELINE MARIE); BROOKLYN, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 436790; Cal. No. 17793 17792
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charge of placing a patient at the wrong angle in bed, discontinuing medication when there was no physician's order to do so, administering medications without a physician's order and failing to notify a physician that a patient's urine level was low.
JACQUELINE SEVERE; BROOKLYN, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 187201; Cal. No. 17793 17792
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charge of placing a patient at the wrong angle in bed, discontinuing medication when there was no physician's order to do so, administering medications without a physician's order and failing to notify a physician that a patient's urine level was low.
JACQUELINE SEVERE (A/K/A SEVERE JACQUELINE MARIE); BROOKLYN, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 436790; Cal. No. 17793 17792
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charge of placing a patient at the wrong angle in bed, discontinuing medication when there was no physician's order to do so, administering medications without a physician's order and failing to notify a physician that a patient's urine level was low.
JACQUELINE SEVERE; BROOKLYN, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 187201; Cal. No. 17793 17792
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charge of placing a patient at the wrong angle in bed, discontinuing medication when there was no physician's order to do so, administering medications without a physician's order and failing to notify a physician that a patient's urine level was low.
SHEILA MARIE SHORTSLEF; FULTON, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 195037; Cal. No. 17654 17655
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty by the Commissioner of Health to be in violation of Article 33 of the Public Health Law.
SHEILA MARIE SHORTSLEF; FULTON, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 425939; Cal. No. 17654 17655
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty by the Commissioner of Health to be in violation of Article 33 of the Public Health Law.
SHEILA MARIE SHORTSLEF; FULTON, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 425939; Cal. No. 17654 17655
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty by the Commissioner of Health to be in violation of Article 33 of the Public Health Law.