The North carolin Board of Nursing.
"Serving the Public through Regulatory Excellence".
I guess that should make us all feel like we are protected from any act that a nurse might be involved in? I can assure you in my Mothers case there were not a whole lot of regulations.
I sent them a signed notarized statement claiming that Lara Mooney LPN, had been less than honest about an incident that she was involved in. Ms. Mooney's story was not even close to what actually happened, and was not filed until one month after my Mother died.
According to Linda Burhans RN, Phd, FRE, the Associate Executive director of the North Carolina Board of Nursing, both reports put Mom in the floor. Other than that there was nothing similar between the two accounts of what happened that night. That did not concern Ms Burhans enough to "Serve the Public through Regulatory Excellence ". They found no problem with the fact that Lara Mooney LPN had lied about what happened.
I contacted Ms Burhans via email two times, and asked for clarification on what she had told me on the phone. The day I spoke to her I was driving, and could not take notes. Today, i received a letter from Linda Burhans at the North Carolina Board of Nursing. The letter stated "The North Carolina Board of Nursing is extremely sympathetic to your situation and your desire to closure in this matter." ( My Mothers Death ). Then she continued " You have indicated that you have copies of your Mothers medical records, so you have the opportunity to review and draw your own conclusions based on the information that you have."
"Really" Thats exactly what made me file a complaint with the North Carolina Board of Nursing in the first place!
Then Ms Burhans, Executive Director of the North Carolina Board of Nursing writes , "You are entitled to be told the outcome of the Board's investigation" , but  " You are not entitled to the actual investigative report or for us to engage in specific discussion of how we reached that conclusion". In other words you have no right to the information that was used to determine that your " witness" account was accurate or not. In other words we didn't do anything, and we dont have to tell you why.
I'm sure the fact that a certain individual ( who happens to have a connection to this facility) sponsors  a nursing scholarship program. Or that the same person is on the Executive committee at the NCDHHS, has anything to do with their decision. I wonder if Ms Burhans might have been a recipient of a scholarship?
Corruption seems to be the normal way of conducting business within these agencies that are protecting the public. It's time for the politicians to take notice, and protect their constituents rights!
I expect that to happen any day now!
Take action against the circle of corruption and greed that controls your destiny. Write a letter to a Congressman or Senator expressing your concern about something that matters to you. Then see how long it takes to get a response.