NV BON Disciplinary Actions: Agreements, Fines, Probations, Suspensions

Disciplinary and Licensure/Certification Actions taken by the Nevada State Board of Nursing for the period of December 6, 2023, through February 6, 2024

Please note some disciplinary orders by the Board may not be effective yet due to legal notice requirements. Please call the Board office to obtain further information regarding the effective dates of these outcomes.

Bayoda, Leticia, RN30952: Agreement for Isman, Ernesto, APRN002821: Agreement Fine for violation of NRS 632.347 (1)(g) for Probation and Continuing Education for unprofessional conduct, NAC 632.415 violation of NRS 632.347 (1)(g) unprofessional conduct, and NAC 632.890 unprofessional conduct, NAC 632.2597 (3) (26) violation of state/federal nursing working outside population focus, NAC law/regulation. 632.255 because Respondent failed to obtain Bell, Susan, APRN002013: Order for a license to practice in Mental Health, and Reprimand and Continuing Education for NAC 632.890 (26) violation of state/federal violation of NRS 632.347 (1)(r) failed to nursing law/regulation. comply with the provisions of NRS 453.226 Johnson, Sarah, APRN 813082: when Respondent issued prescriptions for Agreement for Reprimand and Continuing controlled substances without the required Education for violation of NRS 632.347 controlled substance registration, NRS (1)(g) unprofessional conduct, NAC 632.890 632.347 (1), and NAC 632.295 (h) when (27) customary standards of practice, and Respondent failed to perform nursing (28) causing a patient or the family of the functions in a manner consistent with patient physical, mental, or emotional harm established or customary standards. by taking direct or indirect actions or failing Foust, Marquis, CNA 851724: Agreement to take appropriate actions. for Reprimand and Continuing Education Jolley, Ashley, RN94365: Agreement for for violation of NRS 632.347 (1)(g) Probation for violation of NRS 632.347 unprofessional conduct and NAC 632.890 (1)(e) controlled substances and/or alcohol, (27) customary standards of practice. (1)(g) unprofessional conduct, (1)(o) failing Geeslin, July, CNA025403: Agreement for to comply with a board order, NAC 632.890 Fine and Continuing Education for violation (18) diversion of equipment or drugs, and of NRS 632.347 (1)(g) unprofessional (36) failing to comply. conduct, NAC 632.415 unprofessional Lewis, Kimberly, CNA026579: Order for conduct, and NAC 632.890 (26) violation of Fine and Continuing Education for violation state/federal nursing law/regulation. of NRS 632.347 (1)(g) unprofessional Harris, Monique, LPN 841484: Order for conduct, NAC 632.415, and NAC 632.890 Reprimand, Fine, and Continuing Education (26) violation of state/federal nursing for violation of NRS 632.347 (1)(g) law/regulation. unprofessional conduct and NAC 632.890 Lungazo, Ritah, CNA023713: Agreement (37) when Respondent engaged in the for Reprimand, Fine, and Continuing practice of nursing without a license issued. Education for violation of NRS 632.347 Heredia, Rosario, CNA014549: Agreement (1)(g) unprofessional conduct, NAC 632.415 for Reprimand and Continuing Education unprofessional conduct, and NAC 632.890 for violation for NRS 632.347 (1)(g) (26) violation of state/federal nursing unprofessional conduct, NAC 632.890 (27) law/regulation. customary standards of practice, and (35) misappropriating property of patient. NURSING

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Recent Disciplinary and Licensure/Certification Actions 2 Makau, Gloria, CNA017469: Renewal Torres, Andrea, CNA033918: Agreement Application denied for violation of NRS for Reprimand, Fine, and Continuing 632.347(1)(g) unprofessional conduct, NAC Education for violation of NRS 632.347 632.415 unprofessional conduct, and NAC (1)(g) unprofessional conduct, NAC 632.415 632.890 (26) violation of state/federal unprofessional conduct, and NAC 632.890 nursing law/regulation. (26) violation of state/federal nursing Moore, Melinda, RN31177: Agreement for law/regulation. Reprimand, Fine and Continuing Education Vergara, Myra, RN 860552: Agreement for violation for NRS 632.347 (1)(g) for Probation for violation for NRS 632.347 unprofessional conduct, NAC 632.415 (1)(g) unprofessional conduct, NAC 632.890 unprofessional conduct, NAC 632.890 (24) failing to collaborate with other (16)(c) failing to document the wastage of a members of the healthcare team when controlled substance that not legally necessary to meet the health care needs of a administered to a patient, (26) violation of patient, and (25) failing to observe the state/federal nursing law/regulation, and conditions, signs, and symptoms of a (30)(a) failing as a chief nurse to meet patient, to record the information and to institute standards of nursing practice. report significant changes to the appropriate Nye, Cathy, RN85059: Agreement for Fine persons, and (27) customary standards of for violation of NRS 632.347 (1)(g) practice. unprofessional conduct, NAC 632.415 Williams, Anikia, CNA034680: Order for unprofessional conduct, and NAC 632.890 Reprimand, Fine, and Continuing Education (26) violation of state/federal nursing for violation of NRS 632.347 (1)(g) law/regulation. unprofessional conduct, NAC 632.415 Rowden, Kristina, CNA031913: Renewal unprofessional conduct, and NAC 632.890 Application denied for violation of NRS (26) violation of state/federal nursing 632.347(1)(g) unprofessional conduct, NAC law/regulation. 632.415 unprofessional conduct, and NAC Wilson, Pamela, CNA034517: Order for 632.890 (26) violation of state/federal Reprimand, Fine, and Continuing Education nursing law/regulation. for violation of NRS 632.347 (1)(g) Ruiz, Michael, RN46926: Agreement for unprofessional conduct, NAC 632.415 Reprimand and Continuing Education for unprofessional conduct, and NAC 632.890 violation of NRS 632.347 (1)(g) (26) violation of state/federal nursing unprofessional conduct NAC 632.890 (27) law/regulation. customary standards of practice. Salo, Frederick, CNA033406: Renewal Licenses/certificates suspended for any Application denied for violation of NRS amount of time for violation of Board 632.347(1)(g) unprofessional conduct, NAC order. Check the most current license 632.415 unprofessional conduct, and NAC status on the Board's website as a 632.890 (26) violation of state/federal suspension may be lifted if the nurse is in nursing law/regulation. compliance: Schuler, Elagio, CNA 821712: Order for Aklilu, Wenweson, CNA025337 Voluntary Surrender of License in Lieu of Alvarez Sanchez, Marilu, CNA034246 Other Disciplinary Action for violation of Flanagan, Richard, RN75364 NRS 632.347 (1)(g) unprofessional conduct, Murphy, Jamie, RN73295 NAC 632.890 (27) customary standards of Noel, Melanie, RN85232 practice, and (42) engaging in any Penate, Gladis CNA029663 unprofessional conduct with a patient or Shiesley, Diane, RN90561 client. Smith Taylor, Nika, CNA033573