Today I spoke to someone at the North Carolina Board of Nursing. Apparently, it is not a requirement for a nurse to tell the truth in North carolina. As long as their statement has one or two words in common with the opposing statement, it's ok with them. I was told that Lara Mooney was strongly cautioned for not filing the proper report as required. I was then told that Lara Mooney had done nothing wrong? I asked if it was the policy of the NC Board of Nursing to strongly caution people if they had done nothing wrong. The response was that she had done something wrong, but not wrong enough to be reprimanded.
People in the medical profession are no longer concerned whether or not they are reported to their governing agencies. It is starting to look like the agencies are there to protect the practicioner from any sort of diciplinary action. We have filed complaints with the NC Board of Nursing, The NCDHHS, the NC Medical Board and the NC Pharmacy Board. Each complaint was filed refrencing a particular regulation that was violated. Evedince was provided. The results were basically the same in all cases. Everyone we spoke to was so sorry about the loss of our Mother, however they could not find anything that deserved any disciplinary action or further investigation.
If any person  files charges against and any other person, the police or sheriffs department will question anyone who may provide information regarding the charges. Then both sides get the opportunity in court to present their case. All pertinent facts are considered.
If you file a complaint against a Doctor, Nurse, or Nursing Home, the process gets twisted. Your complaint gets reduced to one of their regulations. Then it gets "investigated" by a person or committee that is supposed to be looking out for the public. Then it gets dismissed because there is no substantiated evedince of wrongdoing. Maybe they are so used to seeing the terrible things that are happening, that they just assume that it is business as usual.
I know my family and friends are getting tired of hearing about it. I also know it is important. I have had more than one person contact me in regards to the services of a practicioner or nursing home. That is what this is about, please read and pass along to as many people as you can. I gurantee that someone you know could or will eventually find our information useful.