List of Disciplinary Actions: 2009
This data was last updated in December 2009. Statuses may have since changed. Check the California's Board of Registered Nursing license database for the most current license statuses.
There were 300 actions found in this query. These disciplinary actions – license revocations, surrenders of licenses, and probations – were imposed in 2009.
Days elapsed is a Los Angeles Times and ProPublica calculation referring to the amount of time that passed between the board's first public accusation against the nurse and the imposition of discipline.
There are several limitations to this database.
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| Nurse | Accusation Date | Decision Date | Days Elapsed | Decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steele, Deborah Paulette | Aug. 27, 2007 |
Mar. 7, 2009 |
558 1.53 yrs. |
Revoked (PDF) |
| Stromberg, Shannon R. | Nov. 17, 2008 |
May 30, 2009 |
194 0.53 yrs. |
Revoked (PDF) |
| Tanner, Michael Everette | Sep. 8, 2008 |
Sep. 18, 2009 |
375 1.03 yrs. |
Revoked (PDF) |
| Teasdale, Janel Marie | Jul. 31, 2008 |
Jan. 29, 2009 |
182 0.50 yrs. |
Revoked (PDF) |
| Terry (Boyles), Andrea Dee | Jul. 17, 2008 |
Apr. 19, 2009 |
276 0.76 yrs. |
Revoked (PDF) |
| Thompson, Caryn Beth | Mar. 23, 2009 |
Oct. 30, 2009 |
221 0.61 yrs. |
Revoked (PDF) |
| Tilley, Kathleen E. McCarthy | Apr. 29, 2008 |
Apr. 20, 2009 |
356 0.98 yrs. |
Revoked (PDF) |
| Vandyke, Rick Andrew | Oct. 6, 2008 |
Apr. 30, 2009 |
206 0.56 yrs. |
Revoked (PDF) |
| Walch, Ingrid B. | Sep. 26, 2008 |
Jun. 13, 2009 |
260 0.71 yrs. |
Revoked (PDF) |
| Walker, Wilma | Sep. 25, 2007 |
Oct. 29, 2009 |
765 2.10 yrs. |
Revoked (PDF) |
| Wallis, Johnny Ladon | Jun. 24, 2008 |
Aug. 13, 2009 |
415 1.14 yrs. |
Revoked (PDF) |
| Walz, Thom Martin | Nov. 26, 2008 |
Sep. 15, 2009 |
293 0.80 yrs. |
Revoked (PDF) |
| Warren, Michael Joseph | Mar. 5, 2009 |
Sep. 14, 2009 |
193 0.53 yrs. |
Revoked (PDF) |
| Westlake, Rockwell Spence | Jul. 2, 2009 |
Oct. 29, 2009 |
119 0.33 yrs. |
Revoked (PDF) |
| Whatley, Sandra Denice | Apr. 9, 2008 |
Nov. 6, 2009 |
576 1.58 yrs. |
Revoked (PDF) |
| White, Phaedra | Apr. 16, 2009 |
Nov. 27, 2009 |
225 0.62 yrs. |
Revoked (PDF) |
| Williams, Mona Lee | Jan. 12, 2009 |
Jul. 8, 2009 |
177 0.48 yrs. |
Revoked (PDF) |
| Zajac, Rhonda Mary | Apr. 14, 2008 |
Jan. 22, 2009 |
283 0.78 yrs. |
Revoked (PDF) |
| Arredondo, Kathy Ann | Sep. 11, 2008 |
Nov. 18, 2009 |
433 1.19 yrs. |
Surrendered (PDF) |
| Atkins, Diane Strock | Mar. 16, 2009 |
Oct. 12, 2009 |
210 0.58 yrs. |
Surrendered (PDF) |
| Bates, Asta Maria | Jul. 8, 2009 |
Dec. 16, 2009 |
161 0.44 yrs. |
Surrendered (PDF) |
| Bown, Anita Beth | - | Jun. 30, 2009 |
Surrendered (PDF) | |
| Bradsher, Emily Winstead | Mar. 26, 2007 |
Jun. 10, 2009 |
807 2.21 yrs. |
Surrendered (PDF) |
| Browne, Michele | - | Nov. 5, 2009 |
Surrendered (PDF) | |
| Buchberger, Robert Sal | - | Jul. 7, 2009 |
Surrendered (PDF) | |
| Carson, Laura Lee | Oct. 10, 2008 |
Sep. 30, 2009 |
355 0.97 yrs. |
Surrendered (PDF) |
| Causey, Nancy J. | May 1, 2008 |
Feb. 5, 2009 |
280 0.77 yrs. |
Surrendered (PDF) |
| Chase, Tina Louise | Apr. 23, 2008 |
Feb. 5, 2009 |
288 0.79 yrs. |
Surrendered (PDF) |
| Chavez, David Joe | Apr. 20, 2008 |
Jun. 15, 2009 |
421 1.15 yrs. |
Surrendered (PDF) |
| Cheng, Sheng-Le | Sep. 5, 2007 |
Jun. 10, 2009 |
644 1.76 yrs. |
Surrendered (PDF) |
| Childress, Kathleen Janice | - | Feb. 4, 2009 |
Surrendered (PDF) | |
| Chin, Jenny Kuo-Pay | Mar. 16, 2009 |
Dec. 10, 2009 |
269 0.74 yrs. |
Surrendered (PDF) |
| Coble, Lisbeth Evelyn | - | Jun. 30, 2009 |
Surrendered (PDF) | |
| Crnko, Nicholas Timothy | May 19, 2009 |
Dec. 9, 2009 |
204 0.56 yrs. |
Surrendered (PDF) |
| Cruz, Ronald James | Aug. 14, 2007 |
Jun. 2, 2009 |
658 1.80 yrs. |
Surrendered (PDF) |
| Delce, Tawana La Tecia | Dec. 10, 2008 |
Sep. 30, 2009 |
294 0.81 yrs. |
Surrendered (PDF) |
| Dinenna, Victoria L. | Nov. 8, 2007 |
Jun. 9, 2009 |
579 1.59 yrs. |
Surrendered (PDF) |
| Dixon, Susan Mary | Mar. 12, 2009 |
Aug. 27, 2009 |
168 0.46 yrs. |
Surrendered (PDF) |
| Dutcher, David A. | - | Jul. 2, 2009 |
Surrendered (PDF) | |
| Fedullo, Mary M. | - | Jul. 31, 2009 |
Surrendered (PDF) | |
| Ferron, Mathew Daniel | Sep. 23, 2008 |
Jun. 22, 2009 |
272 0.75 yrs. |
Surrendered (PDF) |
| Getzen, Rita Jane | - | Sep. 24, 2009 |
Surrendered (PDF) | |
| Gonzalez, Maria A. | Jun. 30, 2009 |
Dec. 3, 2009 |
156 0.43 yrs. |
Surrendered (PDF) |
| Griffin, Beverly S. | - | Apr. 15, 2009 |
Surrendered (PDF) | |
| Hamor, Wayne Todd | Jan. 6, 2009 |
Oct. 27, 2009 |
294 0.81 yrs. |
Surrendered (PDF) |
| Harrison, Kimberly K | Jun. 30, 2009 |
Dec. 3, 2009 |
156 0.43 yrs. |
Surrendered (PDF) |
| Heredia, Taunja Rana | Dec. 17, 2008 |
Dec. 9, 2009 |
357 0.98 yrs. |
Surrendered (PDF) |
| Hill, Jovellea M. | Jul. 31, 2008 |
Dec. 18, 2009 |
505 1.38 yrs. |
Surrendered (PDF) |
| Hipskind, Carl Douglas | Apr. 1, 2008 |
Feb. 17, 2009 |
322 0.88 yrs. |
Surrendered (PDF) |
| Houck, Rachel I. | - | Feb. 4, 2009 |
Surrendered (PDF) | |
| Jackson, Heather Joy | Feb. 3, 2009 |
Dec. 16, 2009 |
316 0.87 yrs. |
Surrendered (PDF) |
| Jacobson, Rachael Lyne Marie | Sep. 26, 2008 |
Jun. 3, 2009 |
250 0.68 yrs. |
Surrendered (PDF) |
| Johnson, Patrice Anne | Dec. 23, 2008 |
Nov. 26, 2009 |
338 0.93 yrs. |
Surrendered (PDF) |
| Jovet, Nancy Aguilar | Jul. 22, 2009 |
Dec. 16, 2009 |
147 0.40 yrs. |
Surrendered (PDF) |
| Kaweck, Melanie | Jul. 17, 2008 |
May 9, 2009 |
296 0.81 yrs. |
Surrendered (PDF) |
| Kim, Keum Hyang | - | Jul. 2, 2009 |
Surrendered (PDF) | |
| Langley, Lanette | Nov. 5, 2008 |
May 29, 2009 |
205 0.56 yrs. |
Surrendered (PDF) |
| Lee, Kenneth Eric | Aug. 21, 2008 |
Oct. 7, 2009 |
412 1.13 yrs. |
Surrendered (PDF) |
| Lisk, Judy Ann | Nov. 24, 2008 |
Jul. 15, 2009 |
233 0.64 yrs. |
Surrendered (PDF) |
| Little, Atousa Chanel | Jun. 17, 2008 |
Mar. 24, 2009 |
280 0.77 yrs. |
Surrendered (PDF) |
| Maikranz, Suzanne Marie | Jul. 24, 2007 |
Jun. 22, 2009 |
699 1.92 yrs. |
Surrendered (PDF) |
| Mainhardt, Mollie Janice | Dec. 19, 2008 |
Nov. 26, 2009 |
342 0.94 yrs. |
Surrendered (PDF) |
| Malcolm, Dawn Lori | Jul. 14, 2008 |
Sep. 2, 2009 |
415 1.14 yrs. |
Surrendered (PDF) |
| Manning, James Bernard Christopher | Feb. 15, 2008 |
Dec. 16, 2009 |
670 1.84 yrs. |
Surrendered (PDF) |
| Manuel, Phyllis Anne Cushing | Dec. 8, 2008 |
Jul. 15, 2009 |
219 0.60 yrs. |
Surrendered (PDF) |
| Matha, Leona Mary | Nov. 14, 2007 |
Feb. 17, 2009 |
461 1.26 yrs. |
Surrendered (PDF) |
| McCloskey, Karen Louise | - | Jun. 30, 2009 |
Surrendered (PDF) | |
| McCollister, Ann Elizabeth | Sep. 26, 2008 |
Sep. 2, 2009 |
341 0.93 yrs. |
Surrendered (PDF) |
| Messick, Karen Diane Alison | Nov. 26, 2008 |
Sep. 1, 2009 |
279 0.76 yrs. |
Surrendered (PDF) |
| Messinger, Jeffrey Alan | Jan. 24, 2008 |
Jun. 2, 2009 |
495 1.36 yrs. |
Surrendered (PDF) |
| Mirise, Julie Nicole | Mar. 23, 2009 |
Oct. 12, 2009 |
203 0.56 yrs. |
Surrendered (PDF) |
| Moore, Daniel Clifford | Sep. 26, 2008 |
Dec. 3, 2009 |
433 1.19 yrs. |
Surrendered (PDF) |
| Musial, Thomas Edward | - | Oct. 20, 2009 |
Surrendered (PDF) | |
| Musser, Opal Joyce | - | Apr. 14, 2009 |
Surrendered (PDF) | |
| Nelson, Vandolyn I. | Sep. 8, 2008 |
Feb. 23, 2009 |
168 0.46 yrs. |
Surrendered (PDF) |
| Nesmon, Kathy L. | - | Jun. 16, 2009 |
Surrendered (PDF) | |
| Park, Laura S. | - | Apr. 15, 2009 |
Surrendered (PDF) | |
| Peters, Thea McKay | Apr. 7, 2009 |
Nov. 19, 2009 |
226 0.62 yrs. |
Surrendered (PDF) |
| Pigeon, Gregory J. | Oct. 2, 2008 |
Oct. 8, 2009 |
371 1.02 yrs. |
Surrendered (PDF) |
| Romanelli, Philip G. | Apr. 22, 2009 |
Dec. 3, 2009 |
225 0.62 yrs. |
Surrendered (PDF) |
| Scudder, John B. | Sep. 23, 2008 |
May 15, 2009 |
234 0.64 yrs. |
Surrendered (PDF) |
| Secreriat, Victoria Noelle | Mar. 5, 2009 |
Nov. 12, 2009 |
252 0.69 yrs. |
Surrendered (PDF) |
| Sequeira, Leah Suzanne | Apr. 21, 2006 |
Feb. 5, 2009 |
1,021 2.80 yrs. |
Surrendered (PDF) |
| Smith, Deborah Jean | Aug. 13, 2007 |
May 20, 2009 |
646 1.77 yrs. |
Surrendered (PDF) |
| Stell, Gail Landress | Jun. 16, 2008 |
Dec. 17, 2009 |
549 1.50 yrs. |
Surrendered (PDF) |
| Thayer Jr., Harold Brooks | - | Dec. 15, 2009 |
Surrendered (PDF) | |
| Threats, Vanessa | Jan. 6, 2009 |
Nov. 19, 2009 |
317 0.87 yrs. |
Surrendered (PDF) |
| Thunberg, Paul William | Dec. 8, 2008 |
Nov. 12, 2009 |
339 0.93 yrs. |
Surrendered (PDF) |
| Trickett, Robert Michael | Mar. 23, 2009 |
Dec. 9, 2009 |
261 0.72 yrs. |
Surrendered (PDF) |
| Valinoti, Patricia Jean | Sep. 8, 2008 |
Jun. 22, 2009 |
287 0.79 yrs. |
Surrendered (PDF) |
| Villabroza, Priscilla B. | Nov. 24, 2008 |
Mar. 20, 2009 |
116 0.32 yrs. |
Surrendered (PDF) |
| Vincent, Neil R. | Sep. 23, 2008 |
Nov. 19, 2009 |
422 1.16 yrs. |
Surrendered (PDF) |
| Wheeler, Kathleen Ann | May 12, 2008 |
Nov. 19, 2009 |
556 1.52 yrs. |
Surrendered (PDF) |
| Williams (Ko), Soni | - | Nov. 10, 2009 |
Surrendered (PDF) | |
| Wilson, Dorothy E. | Dec. 18, 2007 |
Aug. 25, 2009 |
616 1.69 yrs. |
Surrendered (PDF) |
| Winters, Jennifer Lynn | Jul. 6, 2007 |
Dec. 10, 2009 |
888 2.43 yrs. |
Surrendered (PDF) |
| Yamamoto, Margaret Frances | Jul. 31, 2008 |
Mar. 19, 2009 |
231 0.63 yrs. |
Surrendered (PDF) |
| Yarnell, Elaine M. | Feb. 23, 2009 |
Dec. 16, 2009 |
296 0.81 yrs. |
Surrendered (PDF) |
| Yoshida, Hisao | - | Nov. 5, 2009 |
Surrendered (PDF) | |
| Zrodlowski, John Edward | May 11, 2009 |
Nov. 12, 2009 |
185 0.51 yrs. |
Surrendered (PDF) |
Data last updated Dec. 26, 2009
Please note there are several limitations to the database:
- This database includes nurses who faced disciplinary action between 2002 and September 2009, as well as any subsequent actions against these nurses. .
- Employers and patients seeking verification of a nurse’s license should use the Web site of the Board of Registered Nursing.
- Multiple nurses may have the same name, but each has a unique license number.
- The information on the database is based on the Web site of the Board of Registered Nursing and state documents. In some cases, the Web site and documents conflict; in such cases, reporters used dates included in the board’s documents.
- Documents for some cases are missing from the site in whole or in part.
- The database does not include discipline against nurses meted out as a condition of being licensed. Such discipline is only included if the nurse subsequently faced board action.
- The grounds listed for discipline in this database are based on the board’s public allegations against the nurses. Because accusations are sometimes written in an unclear or inconsistent manner, reporters did not try to guess the intent.
- This database includes discipline against some nurses who have subsequently died. The board has removed many of these nurses from its Web site. They are included here because they faced disciplinary action during the period examined.
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