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Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, April 11, 2018
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Leslie Nodine’s CNA certificate revoked
By Sean Hart
Blue Mountain Eagle
Leslie Nodine’s Certified
Nursing Assistant certificate
was revoked by the State
Board of Nursing March 14,
but she said she did not chal-
lenge the findings because she
no longer wanted the license.
Nodine of Fox adminis-
tered a product containing
marijuana to a patient with-
out a medical order for the
substance and violated pro-
fessional boundaries with the
patient and the patient’s fam-
ily member, and threatened a
coworker who hit her, accord-
ing to the final order signed
by board president Barbara
Turnipseed.
A notice of the proposed
revocation was sent to Nodine
Feb. 21, giving her 20 days
to request a hearing, but no
request was received, so the
board issued the final order by
default.
Nodine told the Eagle
she sent a letter to the board
March 7, stating she did not
want a hearing and did not in-
tend to renew her license that
she first received in December
2016 because Blue Mountain
Hospital District was the only
entity in Grant County that
employed licensed CNAs.
Nodine was fired from
the hospital district after the
incident with the coworker,
though she claims she is the
victim in the altercation.
CBD oil
Nodine admitted giving a
patient with multiple sclerosis
a piece of candy containing
cannabidiol (CBD) oil, which
she made at home using CBD
oil she purchased online, at
the request of the patient and
the patient’s family member
in January 2017, the order
states.
Nodine told the Eagle she
was not working at the time,
but she delivered the candy to
a patient where she worked.
She said she did so as a friend,
not a care provider, and told
her employer she would con-
tinue to provide the CBD oil
product to the patient’s family
member outside of the work
setting if necessary.
“When I’m at work, that’s
one thing, but when I’m not
at work, that’s another thing,”
Nodine told the Eagle. “And,
yes, I took it up there on a day
I wasn’t even working. She
had three pieces in a bag.”
In Oregon, it is legal for a
person 21 or older to purchase
CBD oil and to share or give it
away, without compensation,
to someone 21 or older.
However, the board ruled
CNAs are “not authorized to
administer substances to pa-
tients without the appropriate
medical order or instruction,”
and Nodine acknowledged
she knew the patient did not
have a medical order, accord-
ing to the board’s final order.
The order states Nodine
also failed to document the
administration of the CBD
product or notify the patient’s
care team.
Nodine told the Eagle she
began making the CBD oil
candy for her father who was
fighting cancer in 2016.
“I was very close to my
father, and I watched him
die of cancer (Jan. 4, 2017),”
she said. “The only thing that
helped him with pain was
CBD oil, or he had to be on
morphine.”
Heather Wall said she and
her mother, Alana Pointer,
who has multiple sclerosis,
were discussing using mari-
juana as a treatment in Point-
er’s room at the care center
when Nodine was present.
“The doctor had told
(Pointer) marijuana could
help ease the pain of the
seizures,” Wall said. “Les-
lie had some, so we agreed
she could try it. But when
she came in to give it to my
mom, she was not at work.
She was visiting with my
mom on her own time, and
she still goes in to see my
mom.”
Wall said she and her
mother were shocked to
learn the board revoked No-
dine’s CNA license. She said
her mother is confined to a
wheelchair and was unable
to obtain the CBD oil her-
self.
“My mom could have
went out and purchased it
herself if she would have
been able to. Just because
they’re in a nursing home
doesn’t give them any less
rights,” she said. “We sup-
ported what (Nodine) did.
We asked for it. We’re not
happy with them using that
as an excuse as part of the
reason to revoke her li-
cense.”
The altercation
The board also ruled No-
dine threatened a coworker
after the person hit her, which
is against CNA regulations,
according to the order.
Nodine told the Eagle she
filed a complaint of patient
abuse against the cowork-
er in January 2017, and the
coworker stopped communi-
cating regularly with her. On
Feb. 28, 2017, Nodine and
the coworker had an alterca-
tion at work.
Nodine said the coworker
was in a small utility room
she needed to access and
would not move. Nodine
said she squeezed past the
coworker to access the room
and finished her tasks. She
said she tried to squeeze past
the coworker again to exit
the room and, while doing
so, told the coworker they
should communicate about
any issues between them.
Nodine said the coworker
started yelling, wanted out
of the room and said the con-
versation was over. Nodine
said she moved out of the
way, and the coworker flung
the door open, hitting No-
dine in the side and shoulder
and knocking her into a wall.
Nodine said she regained her
composure, opened the door
and threatened to physical-
ly harm the coworker if the
coworker hit her with a door
again — a response she said
she made while still in pain.
Nodine said she and the
coworker were questioned by
administrators, but Nodine
did not feel she was able to
tell her side of the story.
The termination letter sent
to Nodine March 13, 2017,
describes the altercation dif-
ferently.
“Your actions from block-
ing a co-worker in a room in
order to engage in an argu-
ment, refusing to allow the
co-worker to leave the room,
and your threat of violence
against one of your cowork-
ers which you admittedly
made are egregious enough
in nature that we have de-
termined our only course of
action at this time is to termi-
nate your employment,” said
Sheri McElravy, interim di-
rector of human resources, in
the termination letter. “This
incident also follows on the
heels of numerous staff meet-
ings and a specific night shift
meeting, where instructions
were given about appropriate
behavior and communication
styles, treating each other
with respect and profession-
alism, and appropriate mech-
anisms for resolving differ-
ences.”
Nodine appealed the termi-
nation and met with CEO Der-
ek Daly to discuss the matter,
and Daly upheld the termina-
tion. Daly declined to discuss
personnel matters with the Ea-
gle, stating it was against hos-
pital district policies.
Nodine also filed a work-
ers’ compensation claim for
her injury from the door. The
claim was originally denied,
but upon appeal, the denial
was overturned. The claim is
still being processed.
Nodine said the situation
has been stressful. She said
she attempted suicide about
a year ago and has been in
counseling ever since. She
said she wants to put the or-
deal behind her.
“I just want my shoulder
fixed. I want to be able to
brush my hair. I want to be
able to take a shower,” she
said, adding the stress related
to the recent revocation has
been difficult. “I thought it
was over after I sent the letter
(to the nursing board) saying
I didn’t want my (CNA) li-
cense.”
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Mt. Vernon.
April 6: Dispatched to a
dispute on Cottonwood Street
in Mt. Vernon.
April 6: Responded to a
criminal mischief report on
Cottonwood Street in Mt.
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April 6: Dispatched to
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Justice Court
The Grant County Justice
Court reported the following
fines and judgments:
• Driving uninsured: Tyler
D. Dehiya, 24, Mt. Vernon,
March 23, fined $350.
• Driving with a suspended
license: Tyler D. Dehiya, 24,
Mt. Vernon, March 23, fined
$500.
• Careless driving: Linn D.
Stewart, 66, Burns, March 27,
fined $440.
• Failure to drive within
lane: Linn D. Stewart, 66,
Burns, March 27, fined $265.
• Exceeding speed lim-
it: Adam C. Ross, 23, Boi-
se, Idaho, March 22, 35/25
zone, fined $165; Marcus
C. Knode, 64, Aumsville,
March 24, 57/35 zone, fined
$140; Debra L. Thomas, 62,
Mt. Vernon, March 28, 58/45
zone, fined $130; Taci L.
Philbrook, 57, Prairie City,
March 19, 73/65 zone, fined
$130; Jonathan R. Haskins,
33, John Day, March 16,
75/65 zone, fined $130; Jef-
frey C. Cook, 21, John Day,
March 20, 79/65 zone, fined
$225.
• Violation of basic
rule: Zachary T. Rictor, 18,
Prineville, March 18, 73/55
zone, fined $165; Casey B.
Fretwell, 40, Dayville, March
24, 75/55 zone, fined $165;
Bob E. Steele, 26, Prineville,
March 15, 79/55 zone, fined
$225.
• Registration sticker ex-
pired: Tyler D. Dehiya, 24,
Mt. Vernon, March 23, fined
$200.
• Failure to wear motorcy-
cle helmet: Michael D. Grif-
fith, 21, John Day, March 11,
fined $115.
Oregon State
Police
April 1: Responded to a
single-vehicle noninjury crash
on Highway 26 in Mt. Vernon
where a car hit a calf.
April 1: Dispatched to Ingle
Creek Road in Mt. Vernon for a
17-year-old male threatening to
harm himself or others.
April 2: Investigated a
two-vehicle crash at a fast food
restaurant in John Day.
April 4: Responded to a
two-vehicle noninjury crash on
West Main Street in John Day.
April 5: Dispatched to a
report of a fight on Trafton
Lane in John Day. Christo-
pher C. Boyer, 29, John Day,
was arrested and charged with
fourth-degree assault.
April 7: Attempted to serve
a warrant on B Avenue in Sen-
eca. The subject of the warrant
fled but was tracked down to an
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