The North carolina Board of Nursing. "Serving the Public through Regulatory Excellence"
Anyone who has been reading this blog, knows that I filed a complaint with the NCBON against two nurses. Lara Mooney LPN and Susan Habel RN ( Director of nursing at Hendersonville Health and Rehab). I received a letter stating that there was not enough evidence to "substantiate" the complaint against Habel. The letter also went on to say that there was not enough proof to formally discipline Mooney, however she was "strongly Cautioned" about future occurences.
I have spoken to Linda Burhans, the Associate Director of the NCBON, and she informed me that they had notified me of their decision, and that was all they were required to do. I wrote her again asking some specific questions regarding what she had told me on the phone. I had to send the email three times to get a response. the response was that they had informed me of their decision, and that was all they were required to do.
I sent her another email telling her that in order to reach that decision, she must have more medical records than I do, because she had information that I do not have. I have requested and paid over $150.00 for two different copies of my Mothers records from Hendersonville Health and Rehab. They are not the same, and one contains more pages than the other. But neither has any of the information that Linda Burhans, gave me on the phone. I also asked her how she knew I had filed a complaint with the NCDHHS, as it is supposed to be confidential. The response came via email yesterday. They are consulting with their attorneys, to see what details of their investigation they can share with me.
You would think that if neither Susan Habel RN, or Lara Mooney LPN, (now at Fleishers Fairview Health Care) , had done anything wrong, they would want to share that information with the accuser. Why not make it public if you found nothing wrong. Is there corruption in these agencies ( NCDHHS, NCBON, NC Medical Board) I believe it is rampant. But if there is no corruption, there is definately collusion. They are protecting their own through regulatory mediocrity. Transparancy is the only way to protect the public. If you are protecting the public, why are your findings top secret???
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