Individual A has worked as an LPN/LVN for a year. The agency where she works discovers that the registration document she presented at the time she was hired was altered to remove the name of the rightful registrant and show her name instead

Question

What are the possible outcomes of this situation? (Select all that apply.)

a. The state board of nursing, when notified, will charge the nurse with fraud and deceit.
b. The agency will terminate the employment of the individual.
c. The agency will notify all patients for whom the individual cared to determine injury.
d. The individual will be arrested for misrepresentation.
e. The individual's license to practice will be revoked.

Answer 1

ANS: A, B
Obtaining the registration of license document and changing the name on the document so that one may represent herself as a nurse when she is not is fraudulent behavior. The agency will terminate the individual's employment, because she cannot continue to work as an LPN/LVN. The agency would not notify all patients for whom the individual cared to determine injury. Arrest would occur only if criminal charges are filed. The individual does not hold licensure, so revocation cannot occur.