Nurse found work in Iowa while board’s disciplinary findings remained secret

By: Clark Kauffman

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: March 25, 2026

Words: 718

Last Updated: 4 months ago

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An Iowa nurse accused of drug use and patient abandonment worked his first shift at a Shenandoah nursing home last fall, nine days after the Iowa Board of Nursing found probable cause to file disciplinary charges against him.

State records indicate that while the board found probable cause to file the first of two sets of charges against the nurse in September 2025, the charges were made public only this week.

The disciplinary charges against …

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