Dr Katherine Ramsland's Health Care Serial Killer Red Flag Checklist!

—BOL Fr

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• has moved from one facility to another
•  is associated with several incidents at different institutions
• has been involved with other criminal activities
• is secretive or has a difficult time with personal relationships
• has a history of mental instability or periodic depression
• is in possession of suspected substances in his or her home locker or personal effects
• is found to have lied about personal information credentials or falsified reports
• seems inordinately enthused about his or her skills and likes to arrive early or staying late for 
• a shift
• has a history of disciplinary problems
• likes to talk about death with colleagues or shows odd behavior related to death excitement/ownership 
• undue curiosity, strange death related fantasies
• has a higher incidence of code Blues or deaths in his or her shift
• has made inconsistent statements when asked about incidences
• seems to crave attention- the nurse, not the patient! 
• likes to predict when someone will die
• makes odd comments or jokes about killing patients or being jinxed
• tries to prevent others from checking on patience
• keeps to him or herself and prefers shifts were fewer colleagues and supervisors are 
• around usually the night shift
• appears to have a personality disorder, we’ve all met some of these-- just take note;
• has a substance abuse problem
• hangs around during the immediate death investigation