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Board of Examiners of Nursing approves several disciplinary orders, amends charges and adds summary suspensions
Summary
At its Jan. 15 meeting the Board of Examiners for Nursing approved a memorandum of decision, granted summary suspensions for two nurses, and amended a statement of charges; votes were unanimous among members present and DPH counsel presented investigative bases for each action.
The Board of Examiners for Nursing voted on multiple disciplinary actions at a public meeting on Jan. 15, 2025, approving a memorandum of decision, ordering two summary suspensions and granting an amendment to a statement of charges.
The board adopted the memorandum of decision in petition 2023-851 concerning Christina Jankowski, RN, after attorneys debated language in the draft that one defense counsel called broader than the statement of charges. Attorney Alan Costello, representing the respondent, said the MOD’s language—specifically lines describing that the respondent "abused or used narcotics or chemicals"—went beyond what the statement of charges had alleged and would stay on the nurse’s record indefinitely. "I think to basically slander her in this statement... is simply a misstatement," Costello said. Assistant Attorney General Liz Bannon and staff…
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