Fake nurse in Florida arrested for treating over 4,000 patients w/o a license
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Lilith — 7 months ago(August 07, 2025 10:36 PM)
Police in Florida arrested a 29-year-old woman after she allegedly impersonated a registered nurse and provided medical care to more than 4,400 patients at a Flagler County hospital without a valid license.
Autumn Bardisa’s alleged crimes came to light in January when hospital officials reviewing her credentials for a charge‑nurse promotion realized she held only an expired Certified Nursing Assistant license. That discovery triggered an internal investigation and ultimately led to her termination.
Bardisa was originally hired in July 2023 at AdventHealth Palm Coast Parkway as an advanced nurse technician under the supervision of a registered nurse. She had claimed to be an “education-first” registered nurse, meaning she had completed the required coursework but had not yet passed the licensing exam.
During hiring, Bardisa claimed to have passed the exam and gave a license number matching her first name but a different last name. She claimed a recent marriage to explain the different last name, but never provided a marriage license to verify it, officials said.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/fake-nurse-in-florida-is-arrested-and-accused-of-treating-over-4-000-hospital-patients-without-a-license/ar-AA1K2Ez6?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=6895295358c0481ea4d9f5aabc35c093&ei=13
I'm really surprised that this could happen in today's day and age with the tech advancements we have doing work background checks, especially for people working in healthcare.
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Lilith — 7 months ago(August 07, 2025 11:59 PM)
I'm curious if any patient was injured in any capacity. Not that that makes her and what she did okay, but if her skill set was good, I don't understand why she didn't just go the route and get that actual license.
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It’smonicah — 7 months ago(August 08, 2025 01:34 AM)
I bet it's because it costs money. You have to go to nursing school and graduate first before even being allowed to take the test for your license and that also costs money to take. Shes a CNA so she probably learned her skill set from nurses she's observed while working near them is my best guess.
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It’smonicah — 7 months ago(August 08, 2025 01:56 AM)
obviously not justifying what she did but that route is not exactly easy. it's either a 4 year degree or 2 year degree depending on which route you go then on top of that taking that test. but i think i read somewhere else that she actually did go to nursing school and completed the program but didn't pass the test.
which is so stupid.. she could have just kept taking it until she passed or she could have been honest with the employer and sometimes they can let you work as a nurse graduate until you pass to become a RN.
but if she didnt attend nursing school and she didnt actually harm any of the patients that is crazy and kinda impressive lmao. thats insane they didnt follow up on her supposed marriage certifcate like they were supposed to though. like thats scary that this even happened -
Dazed — 7 months ago(August 08, 2025 06:20 AM)
It sounds like the hospital didn't bother to complete the necessary checks before she commenced employment. That's on them.
I wonder if her story is true and she does have the training but not the final qualification.
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It’smonicah — 7 months ago(August 08, 2025 08:03 PM)
Right, shouldn’t the hospital also be held accountable for allowing his to happen? They obviously didn’t do their job right. Yeah so it does seem she went to a nursing program but either failed the nclex or didnt take it and used another woman’s license instead to pass as her own, and this woman she was posing as was in the same program as her.