Today, a Minnesota legislative panel will examine the Minnesota Board of Nursing's licensing and disciplinary practices, in the wake of a Star Tribune investigative series on nurses that highlighted cases of nurses continuing to practice after violations.
The newspaper's analysis found that dozens of nurses who have neglected and maltreatment patients, stolen drugs or practiced while im
paired have kept their licenses.
Read the background here:
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Search the Star Tribune's database of disciplinary actions taken against licensed nurses here:
Database: Actions taken by the Minnesota Board of Nursing
The Star Tribune will capture the action from today's joint House-Senate hearing, which starts at 12:30 p.m., live below:
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