Two Douglas County nurses reprimanded

Two Douglas County nurses were reprimanded this month by the Oregon State Board of Nursing.

Disciplinary action was taken at the board’s June 11 meeting.

Brian J. Rogers, a registered nurse from Oakland, was reprimanded for performing acts beyond the authorized scope, falsifying an agency record and failing to conform to the essential standards of acceptable nursing practice, according to a news release from the board.

Roseburg family nurse practitioner Judith D. Stensland was reprimanded by the board for failing to take action to promote client safety, failure to properly assess and document client assessments when prescribing drugs and failing to conform to the essential standards of nursing practice, according to the news release.

For more information on the Oregon State Board of Nursing, visit www.oregon.gov/OSBN/index.shtml.