WEST WINDSOR, N.J. — A nurse accused of reusing syringes while giving flu shots to 67 patients at a pharmaceutical company voluntarily surrendered her license, New Jersey officials said Thursday.
The state Attorney General’s office said the nurse’s license is temporarily suspended and she isn’t able to practice pending a further ruling from the state’s board of nursing.
The board said in a consent order that it was informed the nurse “administered an inadequate amount of the flu vaccine” to patients at Otsuka Pharmaceutical in West Windsor using two single-use syringes. If proven, the board said the allegations would demonstrate that she engaged in acts of gross negligence, malpractice or incompetence.
“Such conduct evidences that (the nurse) is a clear and imminent danger to the public warranting a temporary suspension of her license to practice nursing in the state,” the order states.
Officials say the risk of infection is low. Syringes that hold the vaccine — not needles — were reused.
The incidents happened Sept. 30 when the TotalWellness contractor administered vaccines to 67 workers, officials said.
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