Kamloops nurse suspended for over medicating residents at care home

A Kamloops nurse has been suspended for four weeks for giving patients too much medication.

According to a Feb. 20 BC College of Nurses and Midwives decision, Lyanne Beauchesne over-medicated residents between August 2024 and January 2025.

The decision says the registered nurse over-medicated residents “without proper documentation or escalating her observations to the prescriber.”

According to the College, Beauchesne works at the Overlander Residential Care long-term care facility in Kamloops.

The decision gives no precise details of what took place, and doesn’t mention how many residents Beauchesne over-medicated, or why or in what circumstances the registered nurse gave the patients more medication than they were supposed to have.

However, the length of the suspension handed out by the regulator is stiff compared to many other suspensions given out by the College.

The decision says Beauchesne admitted to her conduct and signed a consent resolution.

Beauchesne was suspended for four weeks and will have random audits of her medical paperwork for three months when she returns to work.

The regulator says it is satisfied that the terms will address the professional and practice concerns that arose and will protect the public.