A Miami Herald article documents two more guilty pleas to federal criminal fraud charges in the nationwide Operation Nightingale nursing school credentials scandal. FBI agents had obtained those federal charges against more than...
It’s one of the modern pitfalls of our times. As with other professions, an increasing number of doctors, nurses, and other health professionals feel pressured to increase their public profile by posting on social media....
An Idaho OB-GYN has been suspended from her job after a TikTok video captured her in the midst of a profanity-filled rant about her patients. The video went viral before it was removed. Dr. Rachel Oliver, whose primary practice...
One of the several curious things about the claim of the FBI’s Operation Nightingale that over 7,600 nurses bought fake nursing school credentials is that, according to press reports, 37% of those nurses passed the NCLEX....
Four Things to Do When Your State Nursing Board Notifies You of a Credentials Hearing
April 18, 2023
State nursing boards have been notifying nurses of disciplinary hearings over their school credentials, since in early 2023 the FBI’s Operation Nightingale charged more than two dozen Florida nursing school officials with...
In Ohio, a stalled bill designed to strengthen professional penalties for doctor sexual abuse may get a fresh look this year from Ohio lawmakers, according to the Columbus Dispatch. The bill had stalled in last year’s...
State boards of nursing are advocating that healthcare employers examine their nurses’ credentials for certain red flags, related to the FBI’s Operation Nightingale nursing school credentials scandal. Your nursing...
The nation’s leading healthcare workforce management platform has urged nurse employers nationwide to remain hypervigilant over the credentials of their nurses and nursing applicants, in the wake of the Operation Nightingale...
Owing money to the IRS can be a very stressful situation. Not only do you have to worry about how you will pay back the debt, but you also may be concerned about how tax debt can affect your professional license. If you are a...
The New Jersey Board of Nursing has taken action against dozens of nurses holding licenses in the state, while flagging them in the National Council of State Boards of Nursing database. Unless the nurses challenge the...
Nursing boards nationwide have been notifying nurses to appear for licensing hearings at which the nurses must prove that their nursing school credentials are not fraudulent. The notices arise out of the FBI’s Operation...
Nurses nationwide are receiving state nursing board notices to appear before the board on fraudulent credentials charges. The notices relate to the FBI’s Operation Nightingale criminal fraud charges against more than two...
Among the violations that can cost a healthcare professional their license, mishandling of patient medications is one of the most serious. An Iowa home care nurse recently experienced the consequences of this issue firsthand when...
Hospitals, clinics, and other employers of nurses nationwide are alerting many of their nurses that they suspect that they may hold fraudulent nursing school credentials. These employer alerts follow the FBI’s Operation...
State licensing boards are alerting nurses nationwide that they suspect that the nurses may hold fraudulent nursing school credentials. The nursing credentials alert follows FBI Operation Nightingale federal criminal fraud charges...
A Lehigh Valley high school teacher and coach has been arrested following allegations of sexual assault. Police say he gave his juvenile victim alcohol and cocaine at meetups in parking lots and hotels. The teacher, who also...
The FBI’s Operation Nightingale federal enforcement initiative against several Florida nursing schools and their officials alleges that thousands of nursing students got credits and degrees without completing the necessary...
As a physician or other licensed healthcare professional, you are expected to uphold the highest levels of care for your patients. If you fail to provide this care, you put your patients at risk and may also lead to regulatory...
People in the healthcare industry are burning out and feeling more unsatisfied than ever. Between Increasing administrative demands, new technologies, and ever-increasing regulations, physicians spend much less of their time...
Getting a professional license is no easy task; it requires years of hard work, dedication, and sacrifice. With all of the effort required to obtain a professional license, it may seem crazy to suggest that some people—whether...