The Iowa Board of Nursing has suspended, for at least one year, the license of a Davenport nurse who has pleaded guilty to criminal charges of stealing patient medications at a surgical center. The decision follows a May 2026 emergency order by the board immediately suspending the license of Glenn Thronson of Anamosa, who has […]

An Iowa nursing home worker charged with dependent adult abuse after being convicted of stealing medications can continue to practice in Iowa, the Iowa Board of Nursing has ruled. The board recently charged registered nurse Rachel Anne Flowers, 43, of Liberty with having a sexual, emotional, social or business relationship with a patient and being […]

Iowa regulators have sanctioned a second state-employed nurse in the 2025 death of an inmate at the Newton Correctional Facility. In October 2025, the Iowa Board of Nursing charged two Department of Corrections nurses — Penny Lynn Daniels of Newton and David Arterburn of Altoona — with committing an act that might adversely affect a patient’s […]

A nurse who landed a job in an Iowa care facility last fall after Nebraska officials labeled him a “significant risk” to the public has agreed to voluntarily surrender his Iowa license. The nurse, Raymond DeLeon of Glenwood, is currently facing a felony charge of neglect or abandonment of a dependent person. Prosecutors allege that […]

A central Iowa nurse with a history of disciplinary sanctions related to alleged sexual misconduct and the misappropriation of drugs is again facing charges from state regulators. The Iowa Board of Nursing has charged Rachel L. Blair, 35, of Ankeny with failing to comply with an order of the board, and with violating an agreement […]