Board knew of nurses' criminal records but took years to act
Friday, November 7, 2008 - 15:21
in Health & Medicine
California panel lagged in revoking or suspending licenses of LVNs convicted of sex and drug crimes. The Times earlier found RNs worked despite convictions. 'The public isn't protected,' expert says. In March 2006, a Long Beach hospital put state licensing authorities on notice: Two patients had accused a nurse of molesting them on a single night. One said that he massaged her breasts, the other that he groped her under her hospital gown, according to hospital and court records.