News stories have been popping up recently about individuals stealing the identity of a nurse to pose as that person to get a job. For example, Bobbi Kristina Brown, the daughter of late famed singer Whitney Houston, was in a hospice where she was being cared for by an impostor nurse.
Because nursing jobs may be more readily available in rural areas and members of the profession often make more money than the average population, it is little wonder that nurses would become the prime targets for identity theft.
In preparation for this article, I had the privilege of speaking to Linda Vincent, RN who is not only a registered nurse but a private investigator as well. What a combo! She can be found at www.theidentityadvocate.com. Ms. Vincent states that nurses who are substance abusers oftentimes will use another nurse’s identity and license to get a job and possibly to steal medications.
There are 5 things you can do to protect your identity:
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