Nichole Rolfe (formerly Bruff) was expelled from
the nursing program at Baker College in 2013 for “harassment of staff.”
Rolfe readily admits that she had respectfully questioned two of her
teachers during classroom discussions when each of them instructed the
students to use diversion, misinformation, threats, and blatant lies to
coerce their patients (not theoretical patients- current hospital
patients) to comply with vaccination demands. Within two weeks of these
incidences, Rolfe was expelled from the program with no warning, no
recourse, and no right to appeal.
On April 5, 2015, Rolfe and her lawyer filed charges against the college.
First Instructor: Lie About Reason for Vaccinations – Give Misinformation – Deflect Fears and Concerns
The first instructor named in the complaint, Connie Smith, Assistant
Director of Nursing, instructed the students to tell expectant mothers
and their partners that they were not allowed access to the labor and
delivery floor until they received a DTaP vaccine. The reason given for
this demand was the safety and protection the vaccine would give to the
newborns. The instructor was clear in her directives that the nursing
students were to misrepresent facts and disregard patients’ concerns,
including fears of vaccine injuries.
Rolfe questioned the deception- the reality that vaccinations would
not provide protection for 4-6 weeks, therefore they would not in any
way protect the hospital newborns from disease. She asked why she would
be required to participate in behavior contrary to ethical and legal
standards regarding informed consent. The instructor ended the
discussion, stating they would pick it up at a later time.
Code of Ethics for Nurses, American Nurses Association
Respect for human dignity requires the recognition of specific patient rights, in particular, the right to self-determination. Patients have the moral and legal right to determine what will be done with and to their own person; to be given accurate, complete, and understandable information in a manner that facilitates an informed decision; and
to be assisted with weighing the benefits, burdens, and available
options in their treatment, including the choice of no treatment. They
also have the right to accept, refuse, or terminate treatment without
deceit, undue influence, duress, coercion, or prejudice, and to be given
necessary support throughout the decision- making and treatment process.
Such support includes the opportunity to make decisions with family and
significant others and to obtain advice from expert, knowledgeable
nurses and other health professionals.” – Excerpt – 1.4 The Right to Self-Determination
Instructor Two: Give Sick Children Vaccines and Threaten Medicare Recipients
Two days after this incident, the second instructor named in the
complaint, Alysia Osoff, gave instructions for the students to use any
means necessary to bring pediatric patients up-to-date on their vaccines
before their discharge from the hospital. She told the students to lie
to the parents receiving Medicare and to threaten them by telling them
that non-compliance could result in Medicare refusing to pay their
hospital bill, making them liable for the charges.
Again, Rolfe questioned the instruction. First she questioned why
sick children would be targeted for vaccination when the drug inserts
(instructions) clearly warn against vaccinating sick children. Then
Rolfe questioned the ethics and legality of lying to parents and
threatening them to gain vaccination compliance.
Rolfe maintains that she remained calm and professional throughout this exchange while Osoff
“… became completely unhinged…”
The directions given by these two instructors were in complete
contradiction to the training these nursing students had received
including written information in their textbooks. More importantly, the
instructions violated the law, ethics, and morality. This lack of
integrity mirrors the doctrine of the pro-vaccine camp with its endemic
lies, manipulations, and threats.
In addition to Rolfe’s honesty and integrity, she was an “A” student,
20 weeks from graduation. Her expulsion not only ended her training at
Baker College, it left her blackballed for other schools. We can only
hope Nichole Rolfe is successful in her lawsuit and her goal to become a
nurse practitioner/midwife and that she finds excellent employment with
like-minded professionals.
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