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Woman Faked Nurse Credentials to Inject Fake Botox, Say Prosecutors

Scrubs

Despite representing herself as a nurse, Fadanelli is an aesthetician without the necessary licenses to administer prescription drugs or devices. In 2019, Susan Ann Tancreto, a 60-year-old resident of Shasta County, California, was charged with multiple felonies for posing as a nurse and administering unauthorized Botox and filler treatments.

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Speech Pathologist Vs Speech Therapist: Are They the Same?

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) are licensed communication experts. They are licensed to treat various communication disorders among people of all ages. Healthline , May 9, 2019: [link]. Is a Speech Therapist the Same as a Speech Pathologist? Sources: Adrienne Santos-Longhurst, “What Is Speech Therapy?,” ASHA, 2024: [link].

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A Look at Post-Pandemic Mental Health: Data and Resources

Registered Nursing

Data from 2019 indicated that about 20% of college students dealt with significant anxiety , while 16% faced depression. These centers are typically staffed with licensed professionals trained to address the specific issues young adults face. These challenges only escalated during the pandemic.

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For richer, but not for poorer: how Australia’s mental health system fails those most in need

Nursing Review

In 2019, if all people with the most need had equal access to mental health care, on average, each person would receive 12 services. We found the equity indicator was six for Medicare-subsidised mental health care in 2019. We defined this group in our study as those with “very high” mental distress according to the K10 scale.

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The real value of nursing certification

American Nurse

Certified individuals report feeling a sense of pride and achievement, feeling more professionally competent, having improved employability and advancement, and being positioned for better compensation and career longevity, according to a 2019 Institute for Credentialing Excellence Value of Certification study.

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It Took a Village: New Mother and Psychiatric Nurse Earns MSN Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Post University

Once she had settled in, Mercy enrolled in a licensed practical nurse program. She became licensed in 2007 and started working at a nursing home. Referred to American Sentinel A recently married Mercy started an online Nurse Practitioner program in 2019 but set school aside when she became pregnant and very sick with her first child.

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Washington Veterans Affairs Nurse Aims to Deepen Her Impact with MSN – Case Management Specialization

Post University

As a Licensed Practical Nurse, she worked in corrections for two years before getting hired by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) as a first assist in acupuncture and dermatology. Kayla finished the Associate Degree of Nursing in 2019 and after years of dreaming it, she finally became a Registered Nurse (RN).