Feds announce takedown of fake nursing diploma scheme l GMA
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- Опубліковано 25 січ 2023
- Authorities are warning health care facilities nationwide after taking down a massive, coordinated operation that sold more than $100 million worth of fake nursing diplomas.
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My wife and I are nurses.
Nobody can pretend to be a nurse.
These fakes will kill patients.
My wife is a nurse and she said these new nurses are getting worse and worse! It makes sense now
@@Willworld. your wife needs to shut the hell up. Those old hags love to bully
Same and it scary! I’ve only been a nurse for 5 years but some of these new travels are sooooo bad! It doesn’t make sense
I'm a nurse-would be terrified to take care of a patient without knowing what I was doing. This is horrible.
They always kill
The nursing board should have been vetting accreditation of these schools, they are the ultimate gatekeepers and they failed!
This is a Major Health Risk! Can you imagine having someone with one of these be your nurse? All nurses should be checked NOW!!!
Reading your comment, I thought about the lady on tik tok hollering NOW at the customer service rep 😂
just track down everyone who has a degree from those three colleges and revoke them...no questions asked.
But everyone who attended those schools may not have cheated. So they need to investigate before they end up snatching a innocent person's license that really worked for theirs. It could really mess up their livelihood.
These three colleges is not enough. Many nurses have fake diplomas in Florida I will say more than 70%
@@christianwoman1346 70% is extremely high.
@@truthhurts...6574 Yes but I feel its accurate. Look how patients are treated in Florida.
Well now they changed the NCLEX making it harder the ones that actually work hard for their degree
Over 7,000! Dam I worked very hard 4 my degree in Nursing. How disgusting is that! Not surprising that Texas is one of the states involved.
Lollllll do you actually think Texas board of nursing will give you even an ATT if your license if from Florida??? My friend tried that they rejected her and asked for multiple documentation, TBON already has an issue with Florida nurses since the past 2 years
Definitely not surprised NY is involved.
The only state that surprised me was NJ
Patients harm not discovered because they are DEAD. Families nor the patients knew of this awful scam.
Exactly. Preying on America's most vulnerable for cash.
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They need to find all those who got these fake diplomas, fire them immediately, ban them from any further medical employment, and maybe even lock some of them up. I find it hard to believe no 'patient harm' has been uncovered. It may not always be obvious, but I'm sure some damage has been done.
I'm just surprised that many of them went on to not only pass the nursing examine without actually going to nursing school, and that no one was has died in the process. It amazes me.
Hospitals aren't going to tell you if someone got hurt. They would look bad hiring a fake nurse.
Most nursing institutions will give you 30-90 day’s training depending on the institution and level of care being provided. But it is a shame that people think taking a shortcut is the way to go in a critical field like nursing
@@wilfredomari7685 the job as a nurse itself isnt difficult. Every single military medic walks into the military untrained and 6 weeks later theyre expected to save a life by any means nessisary while still being unlisenced.
@@trevor19qhshe You clearly know nothing.
How about second degree nurses. All it takes is 1 year with another degree from any where. LPN is half way there so some of those nurses already had training and was going legitimately to classes
Wow can you imagine how prevalent this might be and to think they're out there taking care of someone's health, and to think what a nurse has to go to in order to be a nurse it's like an honor.i wonder is there any fake doctors degrees, this is outrageous .
They were dumb af. They should've atleast converted that money to crypto so the feds wouldn't be able to take it.
Exactly. I’m disgusted. We nurses put are hard work time and studying to get this very important document and this is the solution that someone came up with for a buck at the price of innocent people and patients.😢
To be a nurse you just pay tons of money and do a bunch of tests on old research and outdated textbooks most of time, nurses should purse developing medical science practices instead of wasting their lives treating people, I hate nurses, laziest people on this planet.
@@JZGreengo sorry you feel that way but this nurse never lazy. And we have to keep up with the now to keep our license relevant #thattonofmoney. Outdated textbooks really. Clearly in this sad situation no text book was used . Get yo life
This is very horrible? Not good
I fear for the patients. They say they haven't confirmed any patients have been harmed, but it's just a matter of time.
I knew something was wrong with a lot of these new nurses! A lot of them have no clue on how to do anything! This is actually scary
Sooooo true. Sooo true.
Bro I was saying same thing Like even on Women profiles on apps would say Traveling nurse alots of them
@@busyinyahawahwayahawashi5369 that’s how they getting away with it! They’re never in the same spot long enough to get caught!
Jail time that is horrible
This is huge. I can't believe people have the nerve to do this. This is a disgrace to my profession.
Those students were lied to and believed it was a legit program that was legal, they had actual classes and tests
@@Anton-ro4oe Not true. They were not lied to they knew about the scheme they wanted an easy way to get the diploma without doing the work and exam etc. These people are never victims they want shortcuts and this program was one of them.
As a nurse myself, I have to say, I heard that was going on along time ago down in Miami. SMH it took them this long and some-many lives to find this out.
I knew some that went to Palm after flunking out of my school.
Thank you for reporting this story
If they never went to nursing school how did they pass boards, where did they get transcripts to send to NCLEX? There had to be legitimate institutions involved in this.
Its called a printer.
They paid 16k for the transcripts, applied to take the test in New York since they don’t limit how many times you can retake the test, then they retake the test however many times until they eventually pass.
There’s prep courses that guarantee you’re passing of the test. They cost 500-700$ taking the boards test is 300$
You only need a 50% to pass technically. The minimum amount of question is only 75. I took it without studying and it took longer to drive to the testing site than to actually sit for the exam. It was kind of a joke of a test to be honest.
Or paid a Proxy to take the NCLEX
I wanna know who the hell was monitoring these schools?!?!
Please check to see if any of them are working at VA Hospitals or Clinics.
Why those in particular?
@@kraziikiim You asked why. We mentioned VA hospitals because more times than not the VA hospital are filled with the most vunderable.
@@anonymousanonymous9680 ALL hospitals have vulnerable patients… That’s why they are hospitalized, because of their health issues
It is sad that so many people in society are willing to cheat.
Only busted 25, you have their names you should be able to find them all.
This is dumb because shouldn’t the board of nursing have verified it ?? For them to get a license ?
This was exactly my thought... And they passed NCLEX??
Do you seriously think that the Board of Nursing is going to go through Millions of applications and question whether or not the Dates listed on the transcript or legit or not???? That’s not how that works. their job is to verify that each applicant met the requirements via the transcripts that they received to sit for the exam… They’re not the FBI. Furthermore, how would they have known that these schools were under investigation until they were provided with information regarding it???
And us old school RNs blamed in on covid and no clinical hours! I feel sorry for our patients out here!😢. These fake nurses” are not just in Florida either! They are everywhere
Come and investigate in southern CA too, some nursing staffs from one of the top community colleges are well known by bullying/or verbally abusing to their students based on genders and backgrounds.
Huh which one ?
@@johnsnow5414 Starts with "C." If you are planning to go there, think twice otherwise it would be a waste of time and money due to favoritism and ego. They did the elimination based on your background not by your knowledge or understanding of the subjects. I have hoped that those actions will be exposed to the public one day.
@@lilynaw3767 is it Cerritos college ? I’m not interested just curious
hey if you are a nurse and seriously questioning whether or not your co-worker is legal, you gotta let management or leadership know.
My god ,in Massachusetts have of problem ,New York , NY Providence RI ,CT have of same problem ,every hospital need one seriously investigation about nursing job .
This is scary on all levels
In Florida? Not surprised.
So the “students” are gunna get charged too right? They only caught 25 people so far.
It is up to each board of nursing.
Who cares about a diploma an employer doesn’t ask for that. How did they fake their transcripts and pass their boards?
It’s called $17,000
@@TheUniqueme1 you simply can’t “buy” knowledge which is why the majority of those wanna be nurses didn’t pass their boards
Why is it always Florida?
And the country is already short on nurses.
dammit, looks like I'll be working at McDonalds again
The program director, Dr. Nick Riviera, was unavailable for comment.
As a FNP-C and RN one of the biggest issues is these people did not take the oath to “do no harm”. If a someone pretended to be a police officer they would be arrested. This is no different than pretending to be a RN
But aren't there multiple safeguards against stuff like this? And they could not possibly pass the Nclex exam without any studying or instruction
This is not ok. I personally would be questioning this if I was In critical care and needed a nurse to take care of me or family. I would only expect the best of the best, when it comes to my life. But I must make this point! This is a good example of why these high paid degrees are just a piece of paper for thousands of people. There are so many jobs that shouldn't require a degree that cost as much as a home mortgage. There are jobs that can be done with proper on the job training. My Grandmother was a Nurse back in the day. She never graduated high school. She was actually trained at the hospital she worked for. And she was a great nurse. I'm all for more on the job training. We need this in the work force. But for a nurse to lie to get this job and pay $15,000 for a fake. Man oh man, that's lots of money. And desperation! And to the surprise no deaths in their watch, no one caught them until now. Almost impressive and shocking. Crazy, crazy, crazy!!!
I’m a certified nursing assistant level one and two in North Carolina. I was in nursing school and had to transfer all of my nursing credits so I can go obtain my health care degree in healthcare management and coordination. I ended up going through divorce and I had to go to court for six months straight, so I could not finish my clinicals, this is a real shame. This is extremely scary. I question myself every day. Should I go back to nursing school when I’m finished with my four year degree next year is it really worth it? These fake nurses are eventually going to kill people. I couldn’t imagine being a ‘fake nurse’ on the floor in a hospital passing out medication like candy, and then a patient dies because they were administered the incorrect medication on the MAR.
Oh how timely
THE FAKE NURSES NEED TO LOSE FAKE LISCENSE AND BE FINED AND NEVER PRATICE AGAIN. BUT THAT WONT HAPPEN I BET. THINK ABOUT YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS LIVES COULD BE AT STAKE. THE STATE IF NOT DOING THIS SHOULD BE SUED BIG TIME FOR ANY MALPRACTICE IF THEY LOOK THE OTHER WAY.
Thats insane broooo
Maybe DeSantise should be paying more attention to this issue and not history it’s already been written
You are better hurry up these nurses are working all over the country in many states. Unacceptable.
I believe I encountered one they fired at my primary doctor. She couldn't do anything.
Will they expose the physicians who have done this too?
We may have some working where I am cuz they definitely make bonehead decisions.
And why they wait so long to bust them
Poor quality of care , it was obvious during Covid season. Others only there for the money !
"GREAT NEWS! I'M ANNOUNCING MY NEW TRUM* NURSING UNIVERSITY! ONLY IN FLORIDA! MY UNCLE JOHN WAS A DOCTOR!"
AMEN!
Wow this is crazy😱😱
I thought this happens only in developing countries 😮 omg 😱
Most are immigrants that are students
THANKS NEW YORK FOR COVERING THIS. ALL HOSPITALS BETTER GET RID OF THEM ALL AND I HOPE THEY WEREN’T PART OF THISE STRIKES
I bet this extends to more than just nursing in the medical field
Can they track the nurses down?
This been going on
What did these people expect selling their INCOMPETENCE to the market?
If they worked Covid units and got the $10,000-$5,000 a week during the pandemic… they need to pay that money back
Is there a fake diploma for George Santos 😂
the gov does anything stopping you getting a leg up in life
they just piss off they lost money off you all going to school
Did they know it was fake
This should do that long time ago.
Wowwww.
It would be fairly tough to fake being a nurse. I think teaching could be faked though or psychology.
Depends on where the “nurses” are working. There is desperation out there.
@@traceycarr-camper931 Good call. How hard can it be to put in an IV or cathedor.
@@auntywoke3640 when you get stuck 5 times because the nurse can't hit your blood vessels for the iv, you'll see how hard it is.
When I see green, idk I think more Lehman brothers but I do think Michael is pulling it together well
Of course Florida 😂
Lol no cases of patients being harmed means that anybody can be a nurse 😂🤣😂🤣😂
Pts were harmed, this is just made to look nice.
Federal officials might also consider questioning nurses employed at VA Medical Centers throughout the U.S.
to check for fraudulent credentials.
The nursing vocation is generally occupied by people from Africa, the Caribbean Islands and African Americans.
Hence, a pervasive investigatory question may be, who suggested that these individuals engage in fraud?
And compared to the work of nurses from other ethnic groups who committed no fraud, how did the nurses of African ethnicity (who allegedly committed fraud) grade out on their performance evaluations?
Well this explains why there is an influx of antivax nurses in Florida.
Florida where all the crooks go to operate
This's so mess up.
Go after Texas New Mexico and California
DeSantis didn't block these schools. Priorities.😑
How much does any wants to bet most of them are women who did not want to put the work or the time in?
If there weren't enough reasons to be scared to be in America...
SMH
Fake it till you make it 😏
They using Travling RN & I seen it on lots of women profile now!
Only in America
How else are we going to get more nurses?
I want to know the demograph of those fake nurses
What are you saying?!
Does it REALLY matter??? Look it up! If you’re so curious about it.. what are you going to do? Be a detective and analyze every RN in the US?? Just saying!
@@TheUniqueme1 I think we know what he is implying? It's sad and gross to make a comment like that?! Like the "demographic " matters 🙄
@@TheUniqueme1 they already have data but haven't released it all. It does matter because data shows trends that can prevent stuff like this. The operation couldnt of happened without doing the research and analysis of every potential RN or other nurse. You should look up Data Analyst and FBI. It's kind of important to this criminal case.
@@BeautifulButterfly631 what am I implying? Sounds to me like you're the one that is grossly mislead by your intentions. Go look up the definition of demograph and tell me what it means. This is why the internet is so toxic because of the uneducated assumer that starts an unwarranted narrative.
Wow
I'd say it's the job of the employer to do its due diligence to find the employees credentials of any professional practice.
Hiring without that can lead to problems but it falls on the employers responsibility. And if they hire them w/o it, they should be liable for any wrong doing that the employees makes or acts on.
My first question is how many of the fake nurses work and protest with the nurses union.
The FBI need to check the theology schools too too many pastors out there
Fraudulent nurses need to go to jail
Yea they are called state colleges. Those people know nothing compared to people that went to universities
Damn nurses barely have to go to school in the first place
lol
nice one, buddy
Diana, you are misinformed. What a stupid comment...
not true buddy 😂
This how red states do!!😁🤣
Now get those doctors aka quacks
You can’t get past the first week on the job. This is laughable. Actually, I don’t believe this story at all.
Imagine not believing something that's a fact imagine your schizophrenia
I believe it. That issue has been going on for the past 2-3 years.
Perhaps it's true,they might have been nurses from different countries! ... only needed the paper!!!