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Nursing board summarily suspends four licenses amid fraud, documentation and diversion allegations; denies consent order for another nurse
Summary
The Board of Examiners for Nursing voted Dec. 3 to summarily suspend four nurses — citing alleged insufficient clinical hours, fraudulent transcripts, falsified records and drug diversion — and declined a consent order for a nurse with repeated relapse concerns, sending several cases to hearings or panels.
The Board of Examiners for Nursing voted Dec. 3 to summarily suspend four nurses and declined a consent order in a separate discipline matter, following presentations and requests from the Department of Public Health.
Attorney Joelle Newton, representing the department, told the board the department received information from the FBI and its own investigations alleging that some respondents lacked required program hours or provided false information on licensure applications. "The respondent does not have the required program hours and clinical training necessary to obtain a nursing associate in science degree," Newton said while urging summary suspension in one case.
Votes at a glance - Takiyah Bobo (petition 2025-279): Motion to summarily suspend granted. Motion: Mary Dietman; second: Elizabeth Rivera Rodriguez. Roll call: all present voted aye (Cindy Arpin, Mary Dietman, Lisa Freeman, Camille Payne, Elizabeth Rivera…
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