We had some wacko impersonating a DOCTOR in the ER when I was admitted 3 years ago. He was going around talking to patients and stuff... too scary.

It probably depends on the jurisdiction. They should probably make a differentiation between impersonating a healthcare professional and impersonating other types of professions. Obviously, person impersonating a doctor or a nurse could do so much more damage than a person impersonating an attorney.

Really it is strange - this fake could have really hurt or even killed someone. She should be in jail for a lot longer than she probably will be.

I'm not sure jail would be the place to be for her...Maybe a psych ward. Who knows what her mental status is, how sick do you have to be to try stealinga baby from a hospital (if that's the case). I definitely agree with upgrading the crime to a felony, though.

According to the article, she was able to get away with it because she was using a nursing license of a woman who had her actual maiden name. Luckily, it sounds like she wasn't able to harm too many people because she only got away with it for a week.

RubenM, I wouldn't think that this calls for a psych ward over jail. She could be back out doing it again in no time. If she needs psychiatric treatment she'll get it in prison, that's what Correctional Nurses are for!

Yes at a nursing home in Topeka, KS. It was before I work for them but I was told by my QA RN that a male by the of Ron was posing as a RN and they completed the background check which came back clean. Come to find out he was posing as his twin brother which did have his RN. He was caught drinking from a flask in the parking lot and fired before they even knew he had no cert. or lic. in the state of Kansas to practice nursing. 1 1/2 years later a couple CMA's and very good friends of mine, called one afternoon to tell me that "ron" was at a different nursing home applying for a position. How long does it take for the state to figure out and do something? The lives of our loved ones are in the hands of a non- medical educated drunk. We go to work everyday to know that we are helping lives in some form of way, and people like him seem to get away with murder, or harming someone in some way, shape, or form.