Articles Tagged: Iowa Board of Nursing

A state agency that denied having inspection records for a Cedar Rapids home health agency now admits it has the records but considers them confidential.

The Iowa Board of Nursing has suspended the license of a Cedar Rapids nurse accused of repeatedly showing up for work while intoxicated.

The Iowa Board of Nursing recently accepted the voluntary surrender of the license of Julie Porter, a licensed practical nurse from Manchester.

State regulators say they have never inspected and are not investigating a Cedar Rapids-based home health agency alleged to have falsified records, billed for services never delivered and used an unlicensed nurse.

An eastern Iowa nurse previously sanctioned for possessing alcohol while on duty in a hospital is facing new sanctions from the Iowa Board of Nursing.

A Cedar Rapids-based home-health agency accused of using falsified records and billing for care services that were never documented has engaged in “fraudulent practices,” a state board has concluded.

An Iowa Falls nurse who has been ordered three times to undergo training on ethics is again facing disciplinary action from the Iowa Board of Nursing.

The Iowa Board of Nursing has suspended the license of a Cedar Rapids nurse it had accused of using methamphetamine and stealing patient medications or supplies.

The state of Iowa says it will not necessarily disclose to the public the rationale for disciplinary charges against licensed professionals such as physicians, nurses, therapists and nursing home administrators.

The Iowa Board of Nursing has revoked the license of a Cedar Rapids hospital nurse accused of repeatedly showing up for work while intoxicated.

When interviewed by Iowa investigators, the board alleges, Paye couldn’t name any of her instructors or classmates at Med-Life, although she passed the national exam on her first attempt before being granted a license to practice in Iowa.

A former Waterloo nurse pleaded to stealing meds from about 50 women in labor for her own drug use. As part of the plea, she forfeited her nursing license.

The Iowa Board of Nursing recently concluded there was “substantial evidence” that Helena Dahnweih of Cedar Rapids had engaged in fraud in order to procure a license to practice nursing in Iowa. The board voted to revoke Dahnweih’s license.

One-third of Iowa counties are considered “maternity care deserts” without a hospital or birth center offering obstetric care and without any obstetric providers, according to a 2022 report by the March of Dimes, a nonprofit focused on maternal and infant health.

For the second time in 10 years, an Iowa nurse accused of stealing patient painkillers has had her license suspended by the state.